Species Identification: Find Species


Family: Aeolidiidae



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Arctic, Atlantic, Eastern
Max. Length 10 cm TL
Aeolidia papillosa (Linnaeus, 1761)

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Aeolidia papillosa
[Shag-rug aeolis]
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Max. Length 12 cm DL

 
Aeolidia serotina
[]
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Aeolidiella albopunctata
[]

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Northeast Atlantic and th

Aeolidiella alderi (Cocks, 1852)

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Aeolidiella alderi
[]
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Max. Length 2.5 cm TL

 
Aeolidiella chromosoma
[Colorful aeolid]
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Aeolidiella drusilla
[Empress anteaeolidiella]
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Aeolidiella glauca
[]
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Aeolidiella indica
[Vermillion Japanese aeolis]
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Max. Length 1.2 cm TL

 
Aeolidiella occidentalis
[]
No picture found

Max. Length 2.2 cm TL

 
Aeolidiella olivae
[Red-tentacle spurilla]
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Aeolidiella rubra
[]
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Aeolidiella sanguinea
[]
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Max. Length 3 cm TL

 
Anteaeolidiella indica
[Indian Ocean aeolid]
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Anteaeolidiella lurana
[]
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Baeolidia affinis
[]
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Max. Length 3.5 cm TL

 
Baeolidia australis
[Southern baeolidia]
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Baeolidia cryoporos
[]
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Baeolidia fusiformis
[]
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Baeolidia major
[Large baeolidia]
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Baeolidia palythoae
[]
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Baeolidia salaamica
[]
No picture found

Max. Length 4 cm TL

 
Berghia amakusana
[]
No picture found


 
Berghia chaka
[]

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Atlantic Ocean and the Me
Max. Length 4 cm TL
Berghia coerulescens (Laurillard, 1830)

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Berghia coerulescens
[Anemone sea slug]
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Berghia columbina
[]
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Max. Length 3 cm DL

 
Berghia creutzbergi
[]
No picture found

Max. Length 1.9 cm DL

 
Berghia dakariensis
[]
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Berghia japonica
[]
No picture found

Max. Length 1.7 cm DL

 
Berghia marcusi
[]
No picture found

Max. Length 5.2 cm DL

 
Berghia rissodominguezi
[]
No picture found

Max. Length 2 cm DL

 
Berghia stephanieae
[]
No picture found

Max. Length 1.8 cm DL

 
Berghia verrucicornis
[]
No picture found

Max. Length 0.7 cm TL

 
Bulbaeolidia alba
[White aeolid]
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Burnaia helicochorda
[]
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Max. Length 4 cm TL

 
Cerberilla affinis
[Likeable cerberilla]
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Cerberilla albopunctata
[White spotted cerberilla]
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Cerberilla ambonensis
[]
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Cerberilla asamusiensis
[]
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Cerberilla bernadettae
[]
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Cerberilla incola
[]
No picture found

Max. Length 0.9 cm TL

 
Cerberilla mosslandica
[Brown burrowing aeolis]
No picture found

Max. Length 2.5 cm TL

 
Cerberilla pungoarena
[]
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Max. Length 2.5 cm DL

 
Cerberilla tanna
[]
No picture found

Max. Length 4 cm TL

 
Limenandra nodosa
[Nodulous aeolid]
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Spurilla braziliana
[]
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Spurilla dupontae
[]
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Spurilla macleayi
[Macleay's spurilla]
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Max. Length 7 cm TL

 
Spurilla neapolitana
[Naples aeolid]
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Max. Length 4 cm DL

 
Spurilla sargassicola
[]
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Spurilla vayssierei
[]


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Scientific Name English Name Distribution Max. Length (cm) Year
Aeolidia papillosa Shag-rug aeolis Arctic, Atlantic, Eastern 10 TL 1761
Aeolidia serotina Western Atlantic and East 12 DL 1873
Aeolidiella albopunctata Northwest Pacific 1992
Aeolidiella alderi Northeast Atlantic and th 1852
Aeolidiella chromosoma Colorful aeolid Pacific Ocean. Climate 2.5 TL 1905
Aeolidiella drusilla Empress anteaeolidiella Indo-West Pacific 1900
Aeolidiella glauca Northeast Atlantic 1845
Aeolidiella indica Vermillion Japanese aeolis Circumtropical and the Me 1888
Aeolidiella occidentalis Western Central Atlantic 1.2 TL 1875
Aeolidiella olivae Red-tentacle spurilla Eastern Pacific. 2.2 TL 1966
Aeolidiella rubra Mediterranean Sea. 1835
Aeolidiella sanguinea Northeast Atlantic and th 1877
Anteaeolidiella indica Indian Ocean aeolid Circumtropical. 3 TL 1888
Anteaeolidiella lurana Western Pacific, Atlantic 1967
Baeolidia affinis Western Central Pacific 1888
Baeolidia australis Southern baeolidia Indo-West Pacific 3.5 TL 1982
Baeolidia cryoporos Northeast Atlantic 1977
Baeolidia fusiformis Indo-West Pacific. Red S 1949
Baeolidia major Large baeolidia Western Central Pacific 1903
Baeolidia palythoae Western Indian Ocean 1985
Baeolidia salaamica Indo-Pacific 1982
Berghia amakusana Indo-Pacific 4 TL 1937
Berghia chaka Western Indian Ocean 1985
Berghia coerulescens Anemone sea slug Atlantic Ocean and the Me 4 TL 1830
Berghia columbina Mediterranean Sea. 1990
Berghia creutzbergi Western Atlantic. 3 DL 1970
Berghia dakariensis Western Atlantic. 1.9 DL 1953
Berghia japonica Northwest Pacific 1933
Berghia marcusi Western Atlantic. 1.7 DL 2008
Berghia rissodominguezi Western Atlantic. 5.2 DL 1999
Berghia stephanieae Western Atlantic. 2 DL 2005
Berghia verrucicornis Atlantic Ocean and the Me 1.8 DL 1867
Bulbaeolidia alba White aeolid Indo-Pacific and Western 0.7 TL 1928
Burnaia helicochorda Indo-West Pacific 1988
Cerberilla affinis Likeable cerberilla Indo-West Pacific 4 TL 1888
Cerberilla albopunctata White spotted cerberilla Northwest Pacific 1976
Cerberilla ambonensis Western Pacific 1905
Cerberilla asamusiensis Northwest Pacific 1940
Cerberilla bernadettae Northeast Atlantic 1965
Cerberilla incola Indo-West Pacific 1974
Cerberilla mosslandica Brown burrowing aeolis Eastern Pacific. 0.9 TL 1975
Cerberilla pungoarena Eastern Central Pacific 2.5 TL 1964
Cerberilla tanna Western Atlantic 2.5 DL 1960
Limenandra nodosa Nodulous aeolid Circumtropical 4 TL 1958
Spurilla braziliana Pacific and Western Atlan 1909
Spurilla dupontae Western Central Atlantic 2014
Spurilla macleayi Macleay's spurilla Indo-West Pacific 1864
Spurilla neapolitana Naples aeolid Atlantic Ocean and the Me 7 TL 1823
Spurilla sargassicola Western Atlantic. 4 DL 1861
Spurilla vayssierei Mediterranean Sea. 1985



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