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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.)

Nembrotha aurea 1
yellow-blocked nudibranch 2
Halgerda wasinensis
Phyllidiella meandrina 3
Goniobranchus cavae 3
Bullock's Hypselodoris 4
Hypselodoris bullockii
Sea Bunny 5
Jorunna parva
Goniobranchus tumuliferus 6
Hypselodoris rudmani 7
red sponge nudibranch 8
Rostanga elandsia
Goniobranchus alius 3
Dermatobranchus gonatophorus van 9
Dermatobranchus gonatophorus
Hypselodoris regina 10
Dermatobranchus albineus 3
Ghost Nudibranch 11
Lecithophorus capensis
Marionia rubra 7
black nudibranch 11
Tambja capensis
purple lady 12
Paraflabellina funeka
frilled nudibranch 3
Leminda millecra
white-lined nudibranch 3
Trapania cirrita
Cape Dorid 3
Hypselodoris capensis
Gasflame Nudibranch 3
Bonisa nakaza
red-spotted nudibranch 3
Goniobranchus heatherae
Miamira moloch 1
Chromodoris boucheti 1
blue speckled nudibranch 12
Dendrodoris caesia
Doris ananas 13
Hypselodoris fucata 7
Fluffy Nudibranch 14
Acanthodoris planca
knobbly nudibranch 8
Aegires ninguis
three spot nudibranch 8
Aldisa trimaculata
night sky nudibranch 12
Amanda armata
variable dorid 15
Aphelodoris brunnea
Ardeadoris symmetrica 1
Ardeadoris undaurum 1
Armina gilchristi 14
Bornella valdae 16
sunset nudibranch 8
Catriona casha
inkspot nudibranch 8
Ceratosoma ingozi
orange-eyed nudibranch 8
Cratena capensis
candy nudibranch 8
Cuthona speciosa
tan dorid 8
Doriopsilla capensis
warty dorid 8
Doris granosa
Facelina olivacea 14
cow nudibranch 8
Gargamella bovina
Geitodoris capensis 15
Goniobranchus conchyliatus 7
Goniobranchus lekker 1
Goniobranchus pruna 17
Goniobranchus tennentanus 18
Halgerda toliara 1
Hypselodoris carnea 1
Mandela's Nudibranch 14
Mandelia mirocornata
Melibe liltvedi 14
Melibe rosea 19
Notobryon thompsoni 14
fiery nudibranch 8
Okenia amoenula
coral nudibranch 14
Phyllodesmium horridum
Thorunna horologia 1
Bicolor nudibranch 20
Samla bicolor
Purple Flabellina 21
Coryphellina rubrolineata
white-edged nudibranch 8
Fjordia capensis
Tambja zulu 7
Halgerda dalanghita 1
ocellate dorid 8
Gargamella gravastella
Trapania melaina 1
Leopard Nudibranch 9
Goniobranchus leopardus
Goniobranchus mandapamensis 17
Hypselodoris ghardaqana 22
Hypselodoris nigrolineata 1
protea dorid 8
Verconia protea
Verconia simplex 23
Verconia sudanica 1
Godiva rachelae 7
Glossodoris pallida 1
Phyllidiopsis gemmata 24
Glossodoris bonwanga 1
Halgerda indotessellata 3
Halgerda jennyae 1
Glaucilla marginata 25
Tropical Gasflame 26
Trinchesia sibogae
Desirable Flabellina 27
Coryphellina exoptata
Lined Sea Hare 28
Stylocheilus striatus
Juliana's Sea Hare 29
Aplysia juliana
Pygmy Seahare 30
Aplysia parvula
Blunt-end Sea Hare 31
Dolabella auricularia
Ragged Seahare 6
Bursatella leachii
Eyed Sea Hare 20
Aplysia oculifera
Stylocheilus longicauda 21
Solute Akera 32
Akera soluta
White-speckled Sea Hare 33
Aplysia argus
Ragged Sea Hare 7
Bursatella leachii leachii
Bullina oblonga 34
Micromelo undata 4
Micromelo undatus
Brown-lined Paperbubble 27
Hydatina physis
Hydatina amplustre 31
Aplustrum amplustre
Hydatina albocincta 35
samurai nudibranch 15
Aplysiopsis sinusmensalis
Marten's Sidegill Slug 4
Berthella martensi
Berthellina granulata 14
Speckled Swallow-tailed Sea Slug 36
Biuve fulvipunctata

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