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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
Okenia nakamotoensis 28

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