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Guide to Invertebrates found below the high tide line on Southern Vancouver Island from Nanaimo County to Alberni-Clayoquot County

Based on Research Grade Species Observations 2020-12-05

Dark Doto 1
Doto kya
Dendronotus albopunctatus 2
White Dendronotus 3
Dendronotus albus
Rainbow Nudibranch 4
Dendronotus iris
Dendronotus kamchaticus 5
Dendronotus robilliardi 5
Dendronotus rufus 2
Branched Dendronotus 1
Dendronotus venustus
Lion's Mane Nudibranch 6
Melibe leonina
Homely Aeolid 7
Eubranchus rustyus
Eubranchus sanjuanensis 8
Rose-pink Cuthona 1
Cuthona divae
Chocolate Aeolid 1
Cuthonella cocoachroma
White-crusted Aeolid 3
Trinchesia albocrusta
Coryphella pseudoverrucosa 5
predaceous aeolis 4
Himatina trophina
Three-lined Aeolid 3
Orienthella trilineata
Striped Nudibranch 9
Armina californica
shag-rug nudibranch 10
Aeolidia loui
Common Grey Sea Slug 11
Aeolidia papillosa
Thick-horned Nudibranch 3
Hermissenda crassicornis
Opalescent Nudibranch 12
Hermissenda opalescens
White-lined Dirona 13
Dirona albolineata
golden dirona 14
Dirona pellucida
Colorful Dirona 1
Dirona picta
White-and-Orange-Tipped Nudibranch 15
Antiopella fusca
Diamondback Tritonia 16
Tritonia festiva
Tritonia tetraquetra 8
Giant Orange Tochui 4
Tochuina gigantea
Red Dorid 1
Rostanga pulchra
Heath's Dorid 7
Geitodoris heathi
Diaulula lentiginosa 8
Spotted Leopard Dorid 6
Diaulula odonoghuei
San Diego Dorid 16
Diaulula sandiegensis
Sea Lemon 6
Peltodoris nobilis
Monterey Doris 3
Doris montereyensis
Giant White Doris 4
Doris odhneri
Salt-and-pepper Doris 16
Aegires albopunctatus
Hudson's Horned Dorid 3
Acanthodoris hudsoni
Orange-peel Dorid 13
Acanthodoris lutea
Nanaimo Horned Dorid 17
Acanthodoris nanaimoensis
Hairy Spiny Dorid 4
Acanthodoris pilosa
Black-tipped Spiny Dorid 16
Acanthodoris rhodoceras
barnacle nudibranch 18
Onchidoris bilamellata
Fuzzy Onchidoris 10
Onchidoris muricata
Janna's Dorid 10
Knoutsodonta jannae
Adalaria evincta 5
Steinberg's Corambe 19
Corambe steinbergae
Ridge-tailed Dorid 16
Diaphorodoris lirulatocauda
Sea Clown Triopha 17
Triopha catalinae
Triopha modesta 20
Cockerell's Dorid 6
Limacia cockerelli
Three-color Polycera 21
Polycera tricolor
Polycera zosterae 2
Yellow-edged Cadlina 16
Cadlina luteomarginata
Modest Cadlina 16
Cadlina modesta
Aldisa cooperi 4
Red Aldisa 16
Aldisa sanguinea

Edited by Bob McDougall, some rights reserved (CC BY-SA)

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  • 6. (c) Robin Agarwal (ANudibranchMom on iNaturalist), some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
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