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Family: Facelinidae



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81 species (see list below)
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Max. Length 1.4 cm TL
 
Anetarca armata
[Armed aeolid]
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Max. Length 0.9 cm DL
 
Anetarca brasiliana
[]
No picture found

Max. Length 0.8 cm DL
 
Anetarca piutaensis
[]
No picture found
 
Antonietta luteorufa
[]
No picture found

Max. Length 0.7 cm NG
 
Austraeolis catina
[]

Harasti, David

Indo-West Pacific
Max. Length 4 cm TL
Austraeolis ornata(Angas, 1864)

Photo by Harasti, David
 
Austraeolis ornata
[Ornate austraeolis]
No picture found

Max. Length 2 cm TL
 
Bajaeolis bertschi
[Bertsch's rainbow aeolid]

Coudre, Christian

Northeast Atlantic and th

Caloria elegans(Alder & Hancock, 1845)

Photo by Coudre, Christian
 
Caloria elegans
[Pepper and salt slug]

Harasti, David

Indo-West Pacific and the
Max. Length 5 cm TL
Caloria indica(Bergh, 1896)

Photo by Harasti, David
 
Caloria indica
[Indian Caloria]
No picture found
 
Cratena capensis
[White-tipped nudibranch]

Harasti, David

Indo-West Pacific
Max. Length 1.5 cm TL
Cratena lineata(Eliot, 1905)

Photo by Harasti, David
 
Cratena lineata
[White-lined cratena]
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Max. Length 1.7 cm TL
 
Cratena minor
[]
No picture found
 
Cratena pawarshindeorum
[]

Garcia, Gie

Mediterranean Sea.

Cratena peregrina(Gmelin, 1791)

Photo by Garcia, Gie
 
Cratena peregrina
[Tricolor nudibranch]
No picture found

Max. Length 1.5 cm DL
 
Cratena pilata
[Striped nudibranch]
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Cratena poshitraensis
[]
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Cratena simba
[Simba Cratena]
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Dicata odhneri
[]
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Dondice banyulensis
[Orange godiva]
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Max. Length 5 cm NG
 
Dondice occidentalis
[Western Dondice]
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Max. Length 4.8 cm DL
 
Dondice parguerensis
[]
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Echinopsole breviceratae
[]
No picture found

Max. Length 1.4 cm TL
 
Emarcusia morroensis
[Morro Bay aeolid]
No picture found
 
Facelina agari
[]

Coudre, Christian

Mediterranean Sea.

Facelina annulicornis(Chamisso & Eysenhardt, 1821)

Photo by Coudre, Christian
 
Facelina annulicornis
[]
No picture found
 
Facelina auriculata
[]

Scott, Sue

Atlantic Ocean and the Me
Max. Length 3.9 cm TL
Facelina bostoniensis(Couthouy, 1838)

Photo by Scott, Sue
 
Facelina bostoniensis
[Boston facelina]
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Max. Length 2.5 cm DL
 
Facelina coenda
[]
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Facelina dubia
[]
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Facelina fusca
[]
No picture found

Max. Length 4.5 cm DL
 
Facelina goslingii
[]
No picture found
 
Facelina hartleyi
[]
No picture found
 
Facelina newcombi
[]
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Facelina olivacea
[]
No picture found
 
Facelina quatrefagesi
[]
No picture found
 
Facelina rhodopos
[]
No picture found
 
Facelina rubrovittata
[]
No picture found
 
Facelina rutila
[]
No picture found
 
Facelina schwobi
[]
No picture found

Max. Length 2.4 cm TL
 
Facelina stearnsi
[Scarlet-tip aeolis]
No picture found
 
Facelinopsis marioni
[]
No picture found

Max. Length 1.3 cm DL
 
Favorinus auritulus
[]
No picture found
 
Favorinus blianus
[]
No picture found
 
Favorinus branchialis
[]
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Max. Length 1 cm TL
 
Favorinus elenalexiarum
[Elena and Alexa's aeolid]
No picture found
 
Favorinus ghanensis
[]
No picture found
 
Favorinus japonicus
[Japanese favorinus]
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Favorinus mirabilis
[]
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Favorinus pannuceus
[]
No picture found
 
Favorinus tsuruganus
[Tsuruga Bay favorinus]
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Favorinus vitreus
[]
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Max. Length 1.7 cm DL
 
Filurus dubius
[]

Bento, Rita

Eastern Atlantic and Indi
Max. Length 3 cm TL
Godiva quadricolor(Barnard, 1927)

Photo by Bento, Rita
 
Godiva quadricolor
[Four-colour nudibranch]
No picture found

Max. Length 2.1 cm DL
 
Godiva rubrolineata
[]
No picture found

Max. Length 7 cm TL
 
Hermissenda crassicornis
[Hermissenda]
No picture found

Max. Length 2.2 cm TL
 
Hermosita hakunamatata
[Hakunamatata's aeolid]
No picture found

Max. Length 7 cm TL
 
Hermosita sangria
[Wine red aeolid]
No picture found

Max. Length 5.5 cm TL
 
Jason mirabilis
[Jason's nudibranch]
No picture found

Max. Length 2.5 cm DL
 
Learchis poica
[]
No picture found

Max. Length 1.2 cm DL
 
Nanuca sebastiani
[]
No picture found

Max. Length 1.6 cm DL
 
Noumeaella kristenseni
[]
No picture found

Max. Length 0.8 cm TL
 
Noumeaella rubrofasciata
[Red-headed aeolid]
No picture found
 
Palisa kristenseni
[]
No picture found

Max. Length 1.6 cm DL
 
Palisa papillata
[]
No picture found

Max. Length 4.6 cm NG
 
Pauleo jubatus
[Lion mane aeolid]
No picture found
 
Phidiana anulifera
[]
No picture found

Max. Length 5 cm TL
 
Phidiana hiltoni
[Pugnaceous aeolis]
No picture found

Max. Length 2.5 cm TL
 
Phidiana lascrucensis
[Las cruces aeolid]
No picture found
 
Phidiana lottini
[Flameback]
No picture found

Max. Length 4.5 cm DL
 
Phidiana lynceus
[]

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Indo-West Pacific and the
Max. Length 3 cm TL
Phidiana militaris(Alder & Hancock, 1864)

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Phidiana militaris
[Military phidiana]
No picture found

Max. Length 4 cm DL
 
Phidiana patagonica
[]
No picture found
 
Phidiana pegasus
[]
No picture found
 
Phidiana pugnax
[]
No picture found

Max. Length 1.8 cm DL
 
Phidiana riosi
[]

Coudre, Christian

Eastern Atlantic , Wester

Pruvotfolia pselliotes(Labbe, 1923)

Photo by Coudre, Christian
 
Pruvotfolia pselliotes
[]

Harasti, David

Indo-Pacific
Max. Length 15 cm TL
Pteraeolidia ianthina(Angas,1864)

Photo by Harasti, David
 
Pteraeolidia ianthina
[Blue dragon nudibranch]
No picture found
 
Sakuraeolis arcana
[]
No picture found

Max. Length 4 cm TL
 
Sakuraeolis enosimensis
[White-tentacle Japanese aeolis]
No picture found

Max. Length 0.4 cm TL
 
Sakuraeolis marhe
[]
No picture found
 
Sakuraeolis nungunoides
[]


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