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Sea Slugs - Nudibranchs of California

While land slugs are slimy and eat your vegetables, sea slugs are colorful and awesome. And we have a bunch of them in California. Hooray. This guide currently covers the common nudibranchs, sea hares, sapsucking slugs, and other marine Heterobranchia of our coast, including several non-native ...more ↓

Striped Barrel Snail 1
Rictaxis punctocaelatus
Undescribed Cladobranchia 2
Undescribed Aeolid Nudibranch 2
Aeolidioidea
Doto Form A of Goddard (1996)(undescribed) 3
Doto
Hammerhead Doto 2
Doto amyra
British Columbia Doto 3
Doto columbiana
Dark Doto 3
Doto kya
Lance's Doto 4
Doto lancei
White Dendronotus 5
Dendronotus albus
Rainbow Nudibranch 6
Dendronotus iris
Dendronotus orientalis 7
Stubby Frond-aeolis 3
Dendronotus subramosus
Branched Dendronotus 8
Dendronotus venustus
Hancock's Nudibranch 3
Hancockia californica
Lion's Mane Nudibranch 3
Melibe leonina
Goddard's Aeolid 9
Pacifia goddardi
Cumanotus sp. of Goddard and Green (2013) (undescribed) 4
Cumanotus
Fernald's Aeolid 10
Cumanotus fernaldi
Eubranchus species 2 of Behrens and Hermosillo (2005) (undescribed) 11
Eubranchus
Green Balloon Aeolid 1
Eubranchus olivaceus
Homely Aeolid 12
Eubranchus rustyus
Misaki Aeolid 4
Leostyletus misakiensis
Fiona pinnata 4
Rose-pink Cuthona 1
Cuthona divae
Hamann's Aeolid 4
Cuthona hamanni
Lake Merritt Cuthona 5
Cuthona perca
Phoenix Aeolid 3
Cuthona phoenix
Roller's Aeolid 13
Cuthona rolleri
Chocolate Aeolid 1
Cuthonella cocoachroma
Doc's Aeolid 12
Catriona rickettsi
Lagoon Sea Slug 4
Tenellia adspersa
White-crusted Aeolid 4
Tenellia albocrusta
British Columbia Aeolid 3
Tenellia columbiana
Yellow-head Aeolid 1
Tenellia flavovulta
Green Aeolid
Trinchesia virens
Shiny Aeolid 1
Zelentia fulgens
Laguna Beach Aeolid 1
Diaphoreolis lagunae
Vrijenhoek's Nudibranch
Ziminella vrijenhoeki
Smooth-tooth Aeolis 4
Apata pricei
Graceful Aeolid 4
Abronica abronia
Cooper's Aeolid 14
Orienthella cooperi
Three-lined Aeolid 3
Orienthella trilineata
Armina californica 15
Hilton's Aeolid 6
Phidiana hiltoni
Morro Bay Aeolid 16
Emarcusia morroensis
Stearns' Aeolid 17
Austraeolis stearnsi
Red-Headed Aeolid 18
Noumeaella rubrofasciata
Enosima Aeolid 3
Sakuraeolis enosimensis
Undertaker Nudibranch
Aeolidia libitinaria
Aeolidia loui 4
Shaggy Mouse Nudibranch 19
Aeolidia papillosa
Colorful Aeolid 3
Aeolidiella chromosoma
Brown Burrowing Aeolis 20
Cerberilla mosslandica
Cerberilla pungoarena 21
Olive's Aeolid 4
Anteaeolidiella oliviae
Zeusia herculea
Single-stalk Aeolis 3
Babakina festiva
Spanish Shawl 4
Flabellinopsis iodinea
Thick-horned Nudibranch 4
Hermissenda crassicornis
Opalescent Nudibranch 3
Hermissenda opalescens
White-lined Dirona 3
Dirona albolineata
Colorful Dirona 3
Dirona picta
Ringed Janolus 17
Janolus anulatus
Cockscomb Nudibranch 4
Antiopella barbarensis
White-and-Orange-Tipped Nudibranch 4
Antiopella fusca
Keen's Tritonid 1
Tritonicula myrakeenae
Tritonia exsulans 22
Diamondback Tritonia 1
Tritonia festiva
Black Tiger Nudibranch
Tritonia nigritigris
Giant Orange Tochui 23
Tochuina tetraquetra
Sclerodoris tanya 24
Red Dorid 3
Rostanga pulchra
Heath's Dorid 12
Geitodoris heathi
Diaulula lentiginosa 25
O'Donoghue's Dorid 4
Diaulula odonohuei
San Diego Dorid 4
Diaulula sandiegensis
Mimic Dorid 4
Baptodoris mimetica
Hunchback Doris 20
Atagema alba
Mulliner's Dorid 18
Peltodoris mullineri
Sea Lemon 3
Peltodoris nobilis
Leopard Jorunna 25
Jorunna pardus
Two-spotted Dorid 4
Thordisa bimaculata
Red Thordisa 18
Thordisa rubescens
Monterey Dorid 3
Doris montereyensis
Doris odhneri 23
Picken's Dorid 17
Doris pickensi
White Dorid 4
Conualevia alba
Salt-and-pepper Doris 3
Aegires albopunctatus
Humped Ancula 3
Ancula gibbosa
Ancula lentiginosa 4
Los Angeles Okenia 4
Okenia angelensis
Okenia felis 26
Flat Okenia 4
Okenia plana
Hopkin's Rose 27
Okenia rosacea
Gosliner's Trapania 4
Trapania goslineri
Trapania velox 28
Brown Horned Dorid 29
Acanthodoris brunnea
Hudson's Horned Dorid 5
Acanthodoris hudsoni
Orange-peel Doris 30
Acanthodoris lutea
Nanaimo Horned Dorid 31
Acanthodoris nanaimoensis

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