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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
Berthella chacei 22
Pacific Batwing Seaslug 23
Gastropteron pacificum
Albatross Aglaja 21
Melanochlamys diomedea
Spotted Aglaja 24
Aglaja ocelligera
New Zealand Tortellini Snail 25
Philine auriformis
Japanese Bubble Snail 16
Haloa japonica
Blister Glassy-bubble 26
Haminoea vesicula
Marsh Pond Snail 27
Ladislavella elodes
Marsh Ramshorn 28
Planorbella trivolvis
Taylor's Seahare 6
Phyllaplysia taylori
Naked Sea Butterfly 29
Clione limacina
Gleba cordata 30
Spectacular Corolla 31
Corolla spectabilis
Northwest Onchidella 16
Onchidella borealis
Mouse-eared Snail 16
Myosotella myosotis

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

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