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Southern African Sea Slugs - Nudibranchs (and other marine Heterobranchia)

A guide to sea slugs and nudibranchs, sea hares and bubble-shells that can be found along the coast of Namibia, South Africa and Mozambique.
(This is a work in progress.)

Varicose Wart Slug 1
Phyllidia varicosa
Hedgpeth's Dorid 2
Polycera hedgpethi
Glossodoris 3
Dendrodoris fumata 4
Mourning Dorid 5
Jorunna funebris
Gymnodoris aurita 6
Gymnodoris alba 1
Sea Swallow 7
Glaucus atlanticus
Blackgill Tenellia 8
Phestilla melanobrachia
Ocellate Phyllidia 9
Phyllidia ocellata
Winged Thecacera 10
Thecacera pennigera
Domino Nudibranch 11
Phyllidiella zeylanica
Painted Hypselodoris 12
Hypselodoris infucata
Phyllodesmium macphersonae 13
Bumpy Mexichromis 1
Mexichromis multituberculata
Aeolidiella indica 14
Cadlinella ornatissima 12
Eel Bornella 15
Bornella anguilla
Glandular Dorid 16
Doriopsis granulosa
Caloria indica 17
Anna's Chromodoris 18
Chromodoris annae
Nembrotha lineolata 19
Many-lobed Ceratosoma 1
Ceratosoma tenue
Gloomy Nudibranch 1
Tambja morosa
Slender Roboastra 20
Roboastra gracilis
Halgerda carlsoni 20
Phyllidiella rosans 12
Gymnodoris okinawae 21
Chromodoris aspersa 22
Hypselodoris bertschi 23
Hypselodoris maridadilus 24
Black Doris Nudibranch 25
Dendrodoris nigra
Dendrodoris carbunculosa 17
Spotted Foot Nudibranch 26
Tayuva lilacina
Girdled Glossodoris 27
Glossodoris cincta
Hypselodoris obscura 28
Miller's Nembrotha 17
Nembrotha milleri
Streaked Chromodoris 17
Chromodoris strigata
Spotted Hypselodoris 20
Hypselodoris maculosa
Purple-lined Nembrotha 29
Nembrotha purpureolineata
Gymnodoris citrina 30
Phyllodesmium magnum 17
Dermatobranchus rubidus 6
Miamira magnifica 29
Sclerodoris tuberculata 31
Gymnodoris subflava 32
Spanish Dancer 33
Hexabranchus sanguineus
Atagema rugosa 34
Trapania naeva 35
Two-coloured halgerda 36
Halgerda dichromis
Geometric Goniobranchus 37
Goniobranchus geometricus
Trapania euryeia 38
Pleurolidia juliae 38
Anemone-eating Nudibranch 38
Baeolidia moebii
Ringed Goniobranch 39
Goniobranchus annulatus
Chromodoris hamiltoni 36
Nautical Phyllidia 40
Phyllidia marindica
African Chromodorid 22
Chromodoris africana
Warty Doris 41
Doris verrucosa
Favorinus tsuruganus 27
citrine nudibranch 10
Goniodoris castanea
Halgerda willeyi 1
tasselled nudibranch 42
Kaloplocamus ramosus
crowned nudibranch 43
Polycera capensis
Hypselodoris nigrostriata 35
Sebadoris nubilosa 44
Dendrodoris guttata 45
Goniodoridella savignyi 1
scribbled nudibranch 46
Doriopsilla miniata
Four-lined Polycera 10
Polycera quadrilineata
Orange-clubbed Sea Slug 47
Limacia clavigera
Aegires villosus 1
Phyllidia exquisita 11
Cratena simba 48
Tryon's Hypselodoris 49
Hypselodoris tryoni
Black-margined Nudibranch 25
Doriprismatica atromarginata
Goniobranchus roboi 50
Red-netted Goniobranch 51
Goniobranchus tinctorius
Hikueru Glossodoris 45
Glossodoris hikuerensis
Goniobranchus albopunctatus 22
faithful sea slug 1
Goniobranchus fidelis
Mexichromis pusilla 12
Blue Dragon 27
Pteraeolidia semperi
Tritoniopsis elegans 52
Hypselodoris kanga 53
Doriprismatica paladentata 54
whip fan nudibranch 55
Tritonia nilsodhneri
beautiful gypsy nudibranch 41
Hypselodoris pulchella
Mexichromis lemniscata 53
Four-colour Nudibranch 11
Godiva quadricolor
Velvet Dorid 6
Jorunna tomentosa
Cape silvertip nudibranch 56
Janolus capensis
medallion silvertip nudibranch 24
Janolus longidentatus
Gem Doris 57
Dendrodoris krusensternii
Cardinal Phyllidiopsis 58
Phyllidiopsis cardinalis
Orange-lined Tambja 59
Tambja affinis
Goniobranchus geminus 1
Gymnodoris impudica 12
Verconia norba 12
Goniobranchus albonares 22

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