Species Identification: Find Species


Family: Onchidorididae



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Acanthodoris armata
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Acanthodoris atrogriseata
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Max. Length 1.5 cm TL

 
Acanthodoris brunnea
[Brown spiny doris]
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Acanthodoris caerulescens
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Max. Length 1.8 cm DL

 
Acanthodoris falklandica
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Max. Length 2 cm TL

 
Acanthodoris hudsoni
[Hudson's horned dorid]
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Max. Length 3 cm TL

 
Acanthodoris lutea
[Orange-peel doris]
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Acanthodoris metulifera
[]

Photo by Cowles, David

Eastern Pacific. Tropica
Max. Length 2.5 cm TL
Acanthodoris nanaimoensis O'Donoghue, 1921

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Acanthodoris nanaimoensis
[Wine-plumed doris]
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Acanthodoris nanega
[]

Photo by Greenfield, Jim

Atlantic Ocean, Eastern P
Max. Length 2 cm TL
Acanthodoris pilosa (Abildgaard, 1789)

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Acanthodoris pilosa
[Hairy spiny doris]
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Max. Length 1.5 cm TL

 
Acanthodoris pina
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Max. Length 2.8 cm TL

 
Acanthodoris rhodoceras
[Black-tipped spiny doris]
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Max. Length 2.2 cm DL

 
Acanthodoris vatheleti
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Adalaria evincta
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Max. Length 1.5 cm TL

 
Adalaria jannae
[Janna's dorid]
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Adalaria loveni
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Max. Length 2 cm TL

 
Adalaria proxima
[Yellow false doris]
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Adalaria rossica
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Adalaria tschuktschica
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Adalaria ultima
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Akiodoris lutescens
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Max. Length 0.7 cm TL

 
Akiodoris salacia
[]

Photo by Miller, Todd

Northwest Atlantic and th

Calycidoris guentheri Abraham, 1876

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Calycidoris guentheri
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Max. Length 1.2 cm TL

 
Diaphorodoris lirulatocauda
[Ridge-tailed dorid]

Photo by Coudre, Christian

Northeast Atlantic and th

Diaphorodoris luteocincta (Sars, 1870)

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Diaphorodoris luteocincta
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Diaphorodoris mitsui
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Diaphorodoris papillata
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Doridunculus echinulatus
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Lamellidoris pusilla
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Onchidoris albonigra
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Onchidoris aspera
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Max. Length 1 cm DL

 
Onchidoris aureopuncta
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Photo by Telnes, Kåre

Northeast Atlantic, Easte
Max. Length 3.8 cm TL
Onchidoris bilamellata (Linnaeus, 1761)

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Onchidoris bilamellata
[Barnacle-eating onchidoris]
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Onchidoris depressa
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Max. Length 3.8 cm TL

 
Onchidoris diademata
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Onchidoris expectata
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Max. Length 1.2 cm TL

 
Onchidoris grisea
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Onchidoris hystricina
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Onchidoris inconspicua
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Max. Length 1.2 cm DL

 
Onchidoris lactea
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Onchidoris maugeansis
[Maugean onchidoris]
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Max. Length 1 cm DL

 
Onchidoris miniata
[]

Photo by Harvey-Clark, Chris

Eastern Pacific, Atlantic
Max. Length 1.4 cm TL
Onchidoris muricata (Müller, 1776)

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Onchidoris muricata
[Fuzzy onchidoris]
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Onchidoris neapolitana
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Onchidoris oblonga
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Max. Length 1 cm DL

 
Onchidoris olivacea
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Max. Length 1.2 cm DL

 
Onchidoris quadrimaculata
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Onchidoris sparsa
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Max. Length 1.2 cm DL

 
Onchidoris tenella
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Scientific Name English Name Distribution Max. Length (cm) Year
Acanthodoris armata Eastern Pacific. 1927
Acanthodoris atrogriseata Eastern Pacific. 1927
Acanthodoris brunnea Brown spiny doris Eastern Pacific. 1.5 TL 1905
Acanthodoris caerulescens Eastern Pacific. 1880
Acanthodoris falklandica Western Atlantic and East 1.8 DL 1907
Acanthodoris hudsoni Hudson's horned dorid Eastern Pacific. Tropica 2 TL 1905
Acanthodoris lutea Orange-peel doris Eastern Pacific. Tropica 3 TL 1925
Acanthodoris metulifera Eastern Indian Ocean 1905
Acanthodoris nanaimoensis Wine-plumed doris Eastern Pacific. Tropica 2.5 TL 1921
Acanthodoris nanega Eastern Indian Ocean 1969
Acanthodoris pilosa Hairy spiny doris Atlantic Ocean, Eastern P 2 TL 1789
Acanthodoris pina Eastern Central Pacific 1.5 TL 1967
Acanthodoris rhodoceras Black-tipped spiny doris Eastern Pacific. 2.8 TL 1905
Acanthodoris vatheleti Western Atlantic and East 2.2 DL 1889
Adalaria evincta Northeast Pacific 2006
Adalaria jannae Janna's dorid Eastern Pacific. Tropica 1.5 TL 1987
Adalaria loveni Northeast Atlantic 1862
Adalaria proxima Yellow false doris Atlantic Ocean, Eastern P 2 TL 1854
Adalaria rossica Arctic 2017
Adalaria tschuktschica Northeast Pacific 1885
Adalaria ultima Northwest Pacific 2017
Akiodoris lutescens Northeast Pacific 1880
Akiodoris salacia Northeast Pacific 0.7 TL 2005
Calycidoris guentheri Northwest Atlantic and th 1876
Diaphorodoris lirulatocauda Ridge-tailed dorid Eastern Pacific. Tropica 1.2 TL 1985
Diaphorodoris luteocincta Northeast Atlantic and th 1870
Diaphorodoris mitsui Western Pacific 1938
Diaphorodoris papillata Mediterranean Sea. 1960
Doridunculus echinulatus Northeast Atlantic 1878
Lamellidoris pusilla Northeast Atlantic
Onchidoris albonigra Mediterranean Sea. 1951
Onchidoris aspera Northern Atlantic 1842
Onchidoris aureopuncta Western Atlantic. 1 DL 1901
Onchidoris bilamellata Barnacle-eating onchidoris Northeast Atlantic, Easte 3.8 TL 1761
Onchidoris depressa Western Central Pacific, 1842
Onchidoris diademata Western Atlantic 3.8 TL 1870
Onchidoris expectata Northwest Pacific 2017
Onchidoris grisea Western Atlantic 1.2 TL 1870
Onchidoris hystricina Eastern Central Pacific 1878
Onchidoris inconspicua Northeast Atlantic 1851
Onchidoris lactea Western Atlantic. 1.2 DL 1900
Onchidoris maugeansis Maugean onchidoris Eastern Indian Ocean 1958
Onchidoris miniata Western Atlantic. 1 DL 1901
Onchidoris muricata Fuzzy onchidoris Eastern Pacific, Atlantic 1.4 TL 1776
Onchidoris neapolitana Mediterranean Sea. 1841
Onchidoris oblonga Northeast Atlantic 1845
Onchidoris olivacea Western Atlantic. 1 DL 1900
Onchidoris quadrimaculata Western Atlantic. 1.2 DL 1900
Onchidoris sparsa Northeast Atlantic and th 1846
Onchidoris tenella Western Atlantic 1.2 DL 1870



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