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Family: Dorididae



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85 species
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Alloiodoris marmorata
[Marmorata Alloiodoris]
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Aphelodoris antillensis
[]
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Max. Length 4 cm TL

 
Aphelodoris berghi
[Bergh's Aphelodoris]
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Aphelodoris brunnea
[]
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Aphelodoris rossquicki
[]

Photo by Harasti, David

Indo-West Pacific
Max. Length 5 cm TL
Aphelodoris varia (Abraham, 1877)

Photo by Photo by Harasti, David
 
Aphelodoris varia
[Variable Aphelodoris]
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Max. Length 3 cm DL

 
Aporodoris millegrana
[]

Photo by Poppe, Guido and Philippe

Indo-Pacific
Max. Length 22 cm TL
Asteronotus cespitosus (van Hasselt, 1824)

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Asteronotus cespitosus
[Clumpy nudibranch]
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Asteronotus harmandi
[]
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Asteronotus mabila
[]
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Cadlina georgiensis
[]
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Max. Length 0.8 cm DL

 
Cadlina magellanica
[]
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Max. Length 2.4 cm TL

 
Conualevia alba
[White smooth-horn doris]
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Max. Length 2 cm TL

 
Conualevia marcusi
[Ernst's dorid]
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Doridium pusum
[]
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Doris adrianae
[]
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Doris alboranica
[]
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Doris bertheloti
[]
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Doris bicolor
[]
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Max. Length 1.7 cm DL

 
Doris bovena
[]

Photo by Harasti, David

Indo-West Pacific

Doris cameroni (Allan, 1947)

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Doris cameroni
[]
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Doris claurina
[]
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Max. Length 1.9 cm DL

 
Doris falklandica
[]
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Max. Length 12 cm DL

 
Doris fontainii
[Large warted sea slug]
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Max. Length 3 cm DL

 
Doris fretterae
[]
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Max. Length 2.8 cm TL

 
Doris granulosa
[Glandular dorid]
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Max. Length 2.5 cm DL

 
Doris ilo
[]
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Max. Length 12 cm DL

 
Doris kerguelenensis
[]
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Max. Length 1.8 cm DL

 
Doris kyolis
[]
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Max. Length 6 cm DL

 
Doris luteola
[]
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Doris marmorata
[]
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Max. Length 15 cm TL

 
Doris montereyensis
[Monterey sea-lemon]
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Doris nobilis
[]
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Doris ocelligera
[]

Photo by Cowles, David

Eastern Pacific. Tropica
Max. Length 20 cm TL
Doris odhneri (MacFarland, 1966)

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Doris odhneri
[White night doris]
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Doris odonoghuei
[]
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Max. Length 2.5 cm TL

 
Doris pickensi
[Picken's dorid]
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Max. Length 5 cm DL

 
Doris plumulata
[]

Photo by Fenwick, David

Northeast Atlantic and th

Doris pseudoargus Rapp, 1827

Photo by Photo by Fenwick, David
 
Doris pseudoargus
[]
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Doris pseudoverrucosa
[]

Photo by Johnson, Scott and Jeanette

Western Central Pacific

Doris raripilosa Abraham, 1877

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Doris raripilosa
[]
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Doris sticta
[]

Photo by Coudre, Christian

Atlantic Ocean, Western I
Max. Length 7 cm DL
Doris verrucosa Linnaeus, 1758

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Doris verrucosa
[Sponge slug]
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Doris villosa
[]

Photo by Johnson, Scott and Jeanette

Pacific Ocean.

Doris viridis (Pease, 1861)

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Doris viridis
[]
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Max. Length 20 cm TL

 
Doris wellingtonensis
[Wellington nudibranch]
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Max. Length 2.4 cm DL

 
Etidoris ladislavii
[]

Photo by Johnson, Scott and Jeanette

Western Central Pacific

Halgerda albocristata Gosliner & Fahey, 1998

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Halgerda albocristata
[]
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Max. Length 5.5 cm TL

 
Halgerda anosy
[]

Photo by Malaer, Piero

Western Pacific.

Halgerda batangas Carlson & Hoff, 2000

Photo by Photo by Malaer, Piero
 
Halgerda batangas
[]
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Max. Length 3.5 cm TL

 
Halgerda berberiani
[]
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Max. Length 1 cm TL

 
Halgerda biqiea
[]
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Max. Length 2.5 cm TL

 
Halgerda brunneomaculata
[Brown-spotted halgerda]

Photo by Harasti, David

Indo-West Pacific
Max. Length 5 cm TL
Halgerda carlsoni Rudman, 1978

Photo by Photo by Harasti, David
 
Halgerda carlsoni
[Carlson's Halgerda]

Photo by Johnson, Scott and Jeanette

Indo-Pacific.

Halgerda dalanghita Fahey & Gosliner, 1999

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Halgerda dalanghita
[]
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Halgerda formosa
[Beautiful halgerda]
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Halgerda hervei
[]
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Max. Length 1.5 cm TL

 
Halgerda iota
[]
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Halgerda johnsonorum
[]
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Max. Length 9.5 cm TL

 
Halgerda labyrinthus
[]
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Max. Length 4.1 cm TL

 
Halgerda maaikeae
[]

Photo by Johnson, Scott and Jeanette

Indo-West Pacific.
Max. Length 7 cm TL
Halgerda malesso Carlson & Hoff, 1993

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Halgerda malesso
[]
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Halgerda mango
[]
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Max. Length 5.5 cm TL

 
Halgerda mesophotica
[]
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Halgerda okinawa
[]
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Max. Length 1 cm TL

 
Halgerda pattiae
[]
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Max. Length 5 cm TL

 
Halgerda paulayi
[]
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Max. Length 6 cm TL

 
Halgerda profunda
[]
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Halgerda punctata
[]
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Max. Length 1.6 cm TL

 
Halgerda radamaensis
[]
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Max. Length 5 cm TL

 
Halgerda scripta
[]
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Max. Length 4.5 cm TL

 
Halgerda takipsilim
[]
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Max. Length 5 cm TL

 
Halgerda terramtuentis
[]

Photo by Harasti, David

Indo-West Pacific.
Max. Length 3.5 cm TL
Halgerda tessellata (Bergh, 1880)

Photo by Photo by Harasti, David
 
Halgerda tessellata
[Tessellated halgerda]
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Halgerda wasinensis
[]

Photo by Harasti, David

Indo-Pacific
Max. Length 7 cm TL
Halgerda willeyi Eliot, 1904

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Halgerda willeyi
[Willey's Halgerda]
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Halgerda xishaensis
[]
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Homoiodoris japonica
[Japanese dorid]

Photo by Harasti, David

Indo-West Pacific

Neodoris chrysoderma (Angas, 1864)

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Neodoris chrysoderma
[Chrysanthemum neodoris]
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Siraius kyolis
[]
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Siraius nucleola
[Kernel siraius]
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Sphaerodoris papillata
[]

Photo by Bailly, Nicolas

Western Central Pacific

Taringa halgerda Gosliner & Behrens, 1998

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Taringa halgerda
[Pom-pom taringa]
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Trippa albata
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Max. Length 1 cm DL

 
Trippa anceps
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Scientific Name English Name Distribution Max. Length (cm) Year
Alloiodoris marmorata Marmorata Alloiodoris Eastern Indian Ocean 1904
Aphelodoris antillensis Western Atlantic. 1879
Aphelodoris berghi Bergh's Aphelodoris Eastern Indian Ocean 4 TL 1924
Aphelodoris brunnea Eastern Atlantic and West 1907
Aphelodoris rossquicki Eastern Indian Ocean 1966
Aphelodoris varia Variable Aphelodoris Indo-West Pacific 5 TL 1877
Aporodoris millegrana Atlantic Ocean. 3 DL 1854
Asteronotus cespitosus Clumpy nudibranch Indo-Pacific 22 TL 1824
Asteronotus harmandi Western Pacific 1882
Asteronotus mabila Western Central Pacific 1878
Cadlina georgiensis Western Atlantic. 2000
Cadlina magellanica Southeast Pacific and Sou 0.8 DL 1926
Conualevia alba White smooth-horn doris Eastern Pacific and Weste 2.4 TL 1964
Conualevia marcusi Ernst's dorid Eastern Central Pacific 2 TL 1964
Doridium pusum Eastern Central Pacific 1967
Doris adrianae Eastern Central Pacific 2021
Doris alboranica Mediterranean Sea. 1977
Doris bertheloti Mediterranean Sea. 1839
Doris bicolor Western Atlantic and the 1884
Doris bovena Western Atlantic. 1.7 DL 1955
Doris cameroni Indo-West Pacific 1947
Doris claurina Southeast Pacific 1959
Doris falklandica Southwest Atlantic. 1.9 DL 1907
Doris fontainii Large warted sea slug Southeast Pacific and Sou 12 DL 1835
Doris fretterae Western Atlantic. 3 DL 1980
Doris granulosa Glandular dorid Indo-West Pacific. 2.8 TL 1860
Doris ilo Western Atlantic. 2.5 DL 1955
Doris kerguelenensis Southeast Pacific, Southw 12 DL 1884
Doris kyolis Western Atlantic. 1.8 DL 1967
Doris luteola Western Atlantic. 6 DL 1852
Doris marmorata Mediterranean Sea. 1818
Doris montereyensis Monterey sea-lemon Eastern Pacific, Southwes 15 TL 1863
Doris nobilis Northeast Atlantic. 1907
Doris ocelligera Mediterranean Sea. 1881
Doris odhneri White night doris Eastern Pacific. Tropica 20 TL 1966
Doris odonoghuei Eastern Pacific. 1963
Doris pickensi Picken's dorid Eastern Central Pacific 2.5 TL 1967
Doris plumulata Western Atlantic. 5 DL 1852
Doris pseudoargus Northeast Atlantic and th 1827
Doris pseudoverrucosa Mediterranean Sea. 1886
Doris raripilosa Western Central Pacific 1877
Doris sticta Northeast Atlantic and th 1923
Doris verrucosa Sponge slug Atlantic Ocean, Western I 7 DL 1758
Doris villosa Eastern Central Pacific 1871
Doris viridis Pacific Ocean. 1861
Doris wellingtonensis Wellington nudibranch Indo-West Pacific 20 TL 1877
Etidoris ladislavii Western Atlantic. 2.4 DL 1886
Halgerda albocristata Western Central Pacific 1998
Halgerda anosy Western Indian Ocean 5.5 TL 2023
Halgerda batangas Western Pacific. 2000
Halgerda berberiani Southwest Pacific 3.5 TL 2023
Halgerda biqiea Western Indian Ocean 1 TL 2023
Halgerda brunneomaculata Brown-spotted halgerda Western Pacific. 2.5 TL 1993
Halgerda carlsoni Carlson's Halgerda Indo-West Pacific 5 TL 1978
Halgerda dalanghita Indo-Pacific. 1999
Halgerda formosa Beautiful halgerda Western Indian Ocean. 1880
Halgerda hervei Western Central Pacific 2023
Halgerda iota Indian Ocean 1.5 TL 1994
Halgerda johnsonorum Western Central Pacific 2000
Halgerda labyrinthus Northwest Pacific 9.5 TL 2023
Halgerda maaikeae Western Indian Ocean 4.1 TL 2023
Halgerda malesso Indo-West Pacific. 7 TL 1993
Halgerda mango Western Central Pacific 2023
Halgerda mesophotica Western Central Pacific 5.5 TL 2023
Halgerda okinawa Western Pacific 2000
Halgerda pattiae Western Indian Ocean 1 TL 2023
Halgerda paulayi Western Indian Ocean 5 TL 2023
Halgerda profunda Western Central Pacific 6 TL 2023
Halgerda punctata Western Indian Ocean. 1902
Halgerda radamaensis Western Indian Ocean 1.6 TL 2023
Halgerda scripta Western Central Pacific 5 TL 2023
Halgerda takipsilim Western Central Pacific 4.5 TL 2023
Halgerda terramtuentis Eastern Central Pacific 5 TL 1982
Halgerda tessellata Tessellated halgerda Indo-West Pacific. 3.5 TL 1880
Halgerda wasinensis Western Indian Ocean. 1904
Halgerda willeyi Willey's Halgerda Indo-Pacific 7 TL 1904
Halgerda xishaensis Northwest Pacific 1975
Homoiodoris japonica Japanese dorid Northwest Pacific 1882
Neodoris chrysoderma Chrysanthemum neodoris Indo-West Pacific 1864
Siraius kyolis Western Atlantic 1967
Siraius nucleola Kernel siraius Indo-West Pacific 1860
Sphaerodoris papillata Indo-West Pacific 1878
Taringa halgerda Pom-pom taringa Western Central Pacific 1998
Trippa albata Eastern Indian Ocean 1962
Trippa anceps Western Atlantic. 1 DL 1890



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