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.)

blue speckled nudibranch ¹
Dendrodoris caesia

Doris ananas ²

Hypselodoris fucata ³

Fluffy Nudibranch ⁴
Acanthodoris planca

knobbly nudibranch ⁵
Aegires ninguis

three spot nudibranch ⁵
Aldisa trimaculata

variable dorid ⁶
Aphelodoris brunnea

Ardeadoris symmetrica ⁷

Ardeadoris undaurum ⁷

inkspot nudibranch ⁵
Ceratosoma ingozi

tan dorid ⁵
Doriopsilla capensis

warty dorid ⁵
Doris granosa

cow nudibranch ⁵
Gargamella bovina

Geitodoris capensis ⁶

Goniobranchus conchyliatus ³

Goniobranchus lekker ⁷

Goniobranchus pruna ⁸

Goniobranchus tennentanus ⁹

Halgerda toliara ⁷

Hypselodoris carnea ⁷

Mandela's Nudibranch ⁴
Mandelia mirocornata

fiery nudibranch ⁵
Okenia amoenula

Thorunna horologia ⁷

Tambja zulu ³

Halgerda dalanghita ⁷

ocellate dorid ⁵
Gargamella gravastella

Trapania melaina ⁷

Leopard Nudibranch ¹⁰
Goniobranchus leopardus

Goniobranchus mandapamensis ⁸

Hypselodoris ghardaqana ¹¹

Hypselodoris nigrolineata ⁷

protea dorid ⁵
Verconia protea

Verconia simplex ¹²

Verconia sudanica ⁷

Glossodoris pallida ⁷

Phyllidiopsis gemmata ¹³

Glossodoris bonwanga ⁷

Halgerda indotessellata ¹⁴

Halgerda jennyae ⁷

Okenia nakamotoensis ¹⁵

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

blue speckled nudibranch 1 Dendrodoris caesia

Fluffy Nudibranch 4 Acanthodoris planca

knobbly nudibranch 5 Aegires ninguis

three spot nudibranch 5 Aldisa trimaculata

variable dorid 6 Aphelodoris brunnea

inkspot nudibranch 5 Ceratosoma ingozi

tan dorid 5 Doriopsilla capensis

warty dorid 5 Doris granosa

cow nudibranch 5 Gargamella bovina

Mandela's Nudibranch 4 Mandelia mirocornata

fiery nudibranch 5 Okenia amoenula

ocellate dorid 5 Gargamella gravastella

Leopard Nudibranch 10 Goniobranchus leopardus

protea dorid 5 Verconia protea