Species Identification: Find Species


Family: Diaphanidae



(See list of species below)



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38 species
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Colobocephalus costellatus
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Colpodaspis pusilla
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Colpodaspis thompsoni
[Fried egg sea slug]
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Max. Length 0.3 cm DL

 
Diaphana anderssoni
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Diaphana brazieri
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Max. Length 0.5 cm SHL

 
Diaphana californica
[California diaphana]
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Max. Length 0.2 cm DL

 
Diaphana caribaea
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Diaphana cretica
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Max. Length 0.4 cm DL

 
Diaphana floridana
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Diaphana glacialis
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Max. Length 0.4 cm DL

 
Diaphana globosa
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Max. Length 0.2 cm DL

 
Diaphana haini
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Max. Length 0.7 cm DL

 
Diaphana hiemalis
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Max. Length 0.2 cm DL

 
Diaphana inflata
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Diaphana lactea
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Max. Length 0.9 cm TL

 
Diaphana lottae
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Diaphana makarovi
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Diaphana marshalli
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Max. Length 0.5 cm DL

 
Diaphana minuta
[Arctic paperbubble]
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Max. Length 0.3 cm DL

 
Diaphana paessleri
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Max. Length 0.3 cm DL

 
Diaphana pfefferi
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Diaphana quadrata
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Max. Length 0.4 cm DL

 
Diaphana seguenzae
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Indo-West Pacific

Diaphana tasmanica (Beddome, 1883)

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Diaphana tasmanica
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Max. Length 3 cm DL

 
Newnesia antarctica
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Rhinodiaphana ventricosa
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Max. Length 0.9 cm DL

 
Toledonia bullata
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Toledonia globosa
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Toledonia limnaeaeformis
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Max. Length 0.3 cm DL

 
Toledonia limnaeoides
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Max. Length 0.7 cm DL

 
Toledonia major
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Max. Length 0.3 cm DL

 
Toledonia palmeri
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Max. Length 0.6 cm DL

 
Toledonia parelata
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Max. Length 0.3 cm DL

 
Toledonia perplexa
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Max. Length 0.6 cm DL

 
Toledonia punctata
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Max. Length 1 cm DL

 
Toledonia vagabunda
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Woodbridgea polystrigma
[Furrowed paperbubble]
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Woodbridgea williamsi
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Scientific Name English Name Distribution Max. Length (cm) Year
Colobocephalus costellatus Northeast Atlantic 1870
Colpodaspis pusilla Northeast Atlantic and th 1870
Colpodaspis thompsoni Fried egg sea slug Western Central Pacific 1979
Diaphana anderssoni Western Atlantic. 0.3 DL 1908
Diaphana brazieri Indo-West Pacific 1877
Diaphana californica California diaphana Eastern Pacific. 0.5 SHL 1919
Diaphana caribaea Western Atlantic. 0.2 DL 2001
Diaphana cretica Northeast Atlantic and th 1844
Diaphana floridana Western Atlantic. 0.4 DL 1927
Diaphana glacialis Northeast Atlantic and th 1907
Diaphana globosa Arctic and Northeast Atla 0.4 DL 1846
Diaphana haini Western Atlantic. 0.2 DL 2002
Diaphana hiemalis Northern Atlantic and the 0.7 DL 1839
Diaphana inflata Western Atlantic. 0.2 DL 1908
Diaphana lactea Northeast Atlantic and th 1877
Diaphana lottae Western Atlantic 0.9 TL 1893
Diaphana makarovi Arctic, Eastern Pacific a 1946
Diaphana marshalli Northeast Atlantic 1905
Diaphana minuta Arctic paperbubble Atlantic Ocean, Eastern P 0.5 DL 1827
Diaphana paessleri Western Atlantic and Indo 0.3 DL 1905
Diaphana pfefferi Western Atlantic. 0.3 DL 1908
Diaphana quadrata Northeast and the Mediter 1874
Diaphana seguenzae Atlantic Ocean. 0.4 DL 1886
Diaphana tasmanica Indo-West Pacific 1883
Newnesia antarctica Antarctic Atlantic 3 DL 1902
Rhinodiaphana ventricosa Northeast Atlantic and th 1865
Toledonia bullata Western Atlantic. 0.9 DL 1847
Toledonia globosa Antarctic Indian Ocean 1916
Toledonia limnaeaeformis Southeast Pacific and Ant 1879
Toledonia limnaeoides Northern Atlantic and the 0.3 DL 1913
Toledonia major Antarctic and Southwest P 0.7 DL 1911
Toledonia palmeri Western Atlantic and East 0.3 DL 1990
Toledonia parelata Southeast Pacific and Wes 0.6 DL 1990
Toledonia perplexa Southeast Pacific and Sou 0.3 DL 1902
Toledonia punctata Antarctic, Western Atlant 0.6 DL 1912
Toledonia vagabunda Southeast Pacific and Wes 1 DL 1885
Woodbridgea polystrigma Furrowed paperbubble Eastern Pacific. 1908
Woodbridgea williamsi Eastern Pacific. 1953



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