{{Short description|Species of gastropod}} {{Use dmy dates|date=May 2024}} {{Speciesbox | image = Noumea_norba.jpg | image_caption = ''Verconia norba'' off of Guam, head end towards the bottom of the image | taxon = Verconia norba | authority = (Er. Marcus & Ev. Marcus, 1970) | synonyms = ''Noumea norba'' <small>Er. Marcus & Ev. Marcus, 1970</small> }}
'''''Verconia norba''''' is a species of colorful sea slug, a dorid nudibranch, a shell-less marine gastropod mollusk in the family Chromodorididae.<ref name="WoRMS">Bieler, R. (2015). Verconia norba (Er. Marcus & Ev. Marcus, 1970). In: MolluscaBase (2015). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=866658 on 13 January 2016</ref>
== Distribution == This species is found throughout the tropical Indo-West Pacific.<ref name="Noumea Crocea">[http://www.seaslugforum.net/factsheet/noumnorb Noumea norba], Sea Slug Forum.</ref>
==Description== The length of the body varies between 7 mm and 25 mm. In this species the mantle can vary in color from reddish purple to pinkish orange. The mantle border is creamy white. Just inside the mantle border are a series of reddish purple streaks or smudged marks which are a more vibrant purple than the main body color. Along the midline of the animal is a white patch that matches the white border. This patch sometimes encircles the gills and extends anteriorly between the rhinophores. The line is often broken into two patches anterior-posteriorly. The rhinophores and branchia (gills) have an orange-red tint. Identifying individual purple sea slugs within the genus ''Noumea'' can be challenging because [http://www.seaslugforum.net/noumpur2.htm purple forms exist in several related species].
==Ecology== The food source for this species has not been definitely identified, however this species has been found on coralline alga, which may prove to be part of its diet.<ref name="test">[http://www.seaslugforum.net/find/5074 ''Noumea norba'' food source], Sea Slug Forum.</ref>
==References== {{Reflist}} * Marcus, E. & Marcus, E. 1970. ''Opisthobranch Mollusks from the Southern Tropical Pacific''. Pacific Science 24: 155-179 * Debelius, H. & Kuiter, R.H. 2007. ''Nudibranchs of the world''. Frankfurt : IKAN-Unterwasserarchiv.
== External links == *[http://www.seaslugforum.net/find/noumnorb ''Noumea norba'' on Sea Slug Forum] *[http://www.nudipixel.net/species/noumea_norba/ ''Noumea norba'' on Nudipixel] * {{Gastropods.com|key=5|id=50425|title=''Noumea norba''|access-date=16 January 2019}} {{Commons category|Verconia norba}} * {{sealifephotos|866658}}
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Category:Chromodorididae Category:Gastropods described in 1970 Category:Taxa named by Ernst Marcus (zoologist) Category:Taxa named by Eveline Du Bois-Reymond Marcus