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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.)

Glossodoris 1
Painted Hypselodoris 2
Hypselodoris infucata
Bumpy Mexichromis 3
Mexichromis multituberculata
Cadlinella ornatissima 2
Anna's Chromodoris 4
Chromodoris annae
Many-lobed Ceratosoma 3
Ceratosoma tenue
Chromodoris aspersa 5
Hypselodoris bertschi 6
Hypselodoris maridadilus 7
Girdled Glossodoris 8
Glossodoris cincta
Hypselodoris obscura 9
Streaked Chromodoris 10
Chromodoris strigata
Spotted Hypselodoris 11
Hypselodoris maculosa
Miamira magnifica 12
Spanish Dancer 13
Hexabranchus sanguineus
Geometric Goniobranchus 14
Goniobranchus geometricus
Ringed Goniobranch 15
Goniobranchus annulatus
Chromodoris hamiltoni 16
African Chromodorid 5
Chromodoris africana
Hypselodoris nigrostriata 17
Tryon's Hypselodoris 18
Hypselodoris tryoni
Black-margined Nudibranch 19
Doriprismatica atromarginata
Goniobranchus roboi 20
Red-netted Goniobranch 21
Goniobranchus tinctorius
Hikueru Glossodoris 22
Glossodoris hikuerensis
Goniobranchus albopunctatus 5
faithful sea slug 3
Goniobranchus fidelis
Mexichromis pusilla 2
Hypselodoris kanga 23
Doriprismatica paladentata 24
beautiful gypsy nudibranch 25
Hypselodoris pulchella
Mexichromis lemniscata 23
Goniobranchus geminus 3
Verconia norba 2
Goniobranchus albonares 5
Goniobranchus cavae 26
Bullock's Hypselodoris 3
Hypselodoris bullockii
Goniobranchus tumuliferus 27
Hypselodoris rudmani 28
Goniobranchus alius 26
Hypselodoris regina 29
Cape Dorid 26
Hypselodoris capensis
red-spotted nudibranch 26
Goniobranchus heatherae
Miamira moloch 20
Chromodoris boucheti 20
Hypselodoris fucata 28
three spot nudibranch 7
Aldisa trimaculata
Ardeadoris symmetrica 20
Ardeadoris undaurum 20
inkspot nudibranch 7
Ceratosoma ingozi
Goniobranchus conchyliatus 28
Goniobranchus lekker 20
Goniobranchus pruna 30
Goniobranchus tennentanus 31
Hypselodoris carnea 20
Thorunna horologia 20
Leopard Nudibranch 2
Goniobranchus leopardus
Goniobranchus mandapamensis 30
Hypselodoris ghardaqana 32
Hypselodoris nigrolineata 20
protea dorid 7
Verconia protea
Verconia simplex 33
Verconia sudanica 20
Glossodoris pallida 20
Glossodoris bonwanga 20

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