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.)

Mourning Dorid ¹
Jorunna funebris

Glandular Dorid ²
Doriopsis granulosa

Halgerda carlsoni ³

Spotted Foot Nudibranch ⁴
Tayuva lilacina

Sclerodoris tuberculata ⁵

Atagema rugosa ⁶

Two-coloured halgerda ⁷
Halgerda dichromis

Warty Doris ⁸
Doris verrucosa

Halgerda willeyi ⁹

Sebadoris nubilosa ¹⁰

Velvet Dorid ¹¹
Jorunna tomentosa

yellow-blocked nudibranch ¹²
Halgerda wasinensis

Sea Bunny ¹³
Jorunna parva

red sponge nudibranch ¹⁴
Rostanga elandsia

Doris ananas ¹⁵

variable dorid ¹⁶
Aphelodoris brunnea

warty dorid ¹⁴
Doris granosa

cow nudibranch ¹⁴
Gargamella bovina

Geitodoris capensis ¹⁶

Halgerda toliara ¹⁷

Halgerda dalanghita ¹⁷

ocellate dorid ¹⁴
Gargamella gravastella

Halgerda indotessellata ¹⁸

Halgerda jennyae ¹⁷

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

Mourning Dorid 1 Jorunna funebris

Glandular Dorid 2 Doriopsis granulosa

Spotted Foot Nudibranch 4 Tayuva lilacina

Two-coloured halgerda 7 Halgerda dichromis

Warty Doris 8 Doris verrucosa

Velvet Dorid 11 Jorunna tomentosa

yellow-blocked nudibranch 12 Halgerda wasinensis

Sea Bunny 13 Jorunna parva

red sponge nudibranch 14 Rostanga elandsia

variable dorid 16 Aphelodoris brunnea

warty dorid 14 Doris granosa

cow nudibranch 14 Gargamella bovina

ocellate dorid 14 Gargamella gravastella