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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
Ocellate Phyllidia 7
Phyllidia ocellata
Winged Thecacera 8
Thecacera pennigera
Domino Nudibranch 9
Phyllidiella zeylanica
Painted Hypselodoris 10
Hypselodoris infucata
Bumpy Mexichromis 1
Mexichromis multituberculata
Cadlinella ornatissima 10
Glandular Dorid 11
Doriopsis granulosa
Anna's Chromodoris 12
Chromodoris annae
Nembrotha lineolata 13
Many-lobed Ceratosoma 1
Ceratosoma tenue
Gloomy Nudibranch 1
Tambja morosa
Slender Roboastra 14
Roboastra gracilis
Halgerda carlsoni 14
Phyllidiella rosans 10
Gymnodoris okinawae 15
Chromodoris aspersa 16
Hypselodoris bertschi 17
Hypselodoris maridadilus 18
Black Doris Nudibranch 19
Dendrodoris nigra
Dendrodoris carbunculosa 20
Spotted Foot Nudibranch 21
Tayuva lilacina
Girdled Glossodoris 22
Glossodoris cincta
Hypselodoris obscura 23
Miller's Nembrotha 20
Nembrotha milleri
Streaked Chromodoris 20
Chromodoris strigata
Spotted Hypselodoris 14
Hypselodoris maculosa
Purple-lined Nembrotha 24
Nembrotha purpureolineata
Gymnodoris citrina 25
Miamira magnifica 24
Sclerodoris tuberculata 26
Gymnodoris subflava 27
Spanish Dancer 28
Hexabranchus sanguineus
Atagema rugosa 29
Trapania naeva 30
Two-coloured halgerda 31
Halgerda dichromis
Geometric Goniobranchus 32
Goniobranchus geometricus
Trapania euryeia 33
Ringed Goniobranch 34
Goniobranchus annulatus
Chromodoris hamiltoni 31
Nautical Phyllidia 35
Phyllidia marindica
African Chromodorid 16
Chromodoris africana
Warty Doris 36
Doris verrucosa
citrine nudibranch 8
Goniodoris castanea
Halgerda willeyi 1
tasselled nudibranch 37
Kaloplocamus ramosus
crowned nudibranch 38
Polycera capensis
Hypselodoris nigrostriata 30
Sebadoris nubilosa 39
Dendrodoris guttata 40
Goniodoridella savignyi 1
scribbled nudibranch 41
Doriopsilla miniata
Four-lined Polycera 8
Polycera quadrilineata
Orange-clubbed Sea Slug 42
Limacia clavigera
Aegires villosus 1
Phyllidia exquisita 9
Tryon's Hypselodoris 43
Hypselodoris tryoni
Black-margined Nudibranch 19
Doriprismatica atromarginata
Goniobranchus roboi 44
Red-netted Goniobranch 45
Goniobranchus tinctorius
Hikueru Glossodoris 40
Glossodoris hikuerensis
Goniobranchus albopunctatus 16
faithful sea slug 1
Goniobranchus fidelis
Mexichromis pusilla 10
Hypselodoris kanga 46
Doriprismatica paladentata 47
beautiful gypsy nudibranch 36
Hypselodoris pulchella
Mexichromis lemniscata 46
Velvet Dorid 6
Jorunna tomentosa
Gem Doris 48
Dendrodoris krusensternii
Cardinal Phyllidiopsis 49
Phyllidiopsis cardinalis
Orange-lined Tambja 50
Tambja affinis
Goniobranchus geminus 1
Gymnodoris impudica 10
Verconia norba 10
Goniobranchus albonares 16
Nembrotha aurea 44
yellow-blocked nudibranch 51
Halgerda wasinensis
Phyllidiella meandrina 9
Goniobranchus cavae 9
Bullock's Hypselodoris 1
Hypselodoris bullockii
Sea Bunny 52
Jorunna parva
Goniobranchus tumuliferus 53
Hypselodoris rudmani 26
red sponge nudibranch 18
Rostanga elandsia
Goniobranchus alius 9
Hypselodoris regina 54
Ghost Nudibranch 55
Lecithophorus capensis
black nudibranch 55
Tambja capensis
white-lined nudibranch 9
Trapania cirrita
Cape Dorid 9
Hypselodoris capensis
red-spotted nudibranch 9
Goniobranchus heatherae
Miamira moloch 44
Chromodoris boucheti 44

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