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Family: Janolidae



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13 species (see list below)
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Max. Length 5 cm TL
 
Janolus barbarensis
[Santa Barbara janolus]
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Janolus capensis
[Silver nudibranch]
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Max. Length 0.9 cm DL
 
Janolus comis
[]

Photo by Vestjens, Mat

Northeast Atlantic and th

Janolus cristatus (Delle Chiaje, 1841)

Photo by Photo by Vestjens, Mat
 
Janolus cristatus
[]

Photo by See, Gomen

Indo-West Pacific.

Janolus flavoanulatus Pola & Gosliner, 2019

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Janolus flavoanulatus
[]
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Max. Length 2.5 cm TL
 
Janolus fuscus
[White-and-orange-tipped nudibranch]

Photo by Coudre, Christian

Indo-West Pacific, North

Janolus hyalinus (Alder & Hancock, 1854)

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Janolus hyalinus
[]
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Max. Length 5 cm TL
 
Janolus ignis
[]

Photo by Johnson, Scott and Jeanette

Western Central Pacific

Janolus incrustans Pola & Gosliner, 2019

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Janolus incrustans
[]
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Janolus longidentatus
[]

Photo by Johnson, Scott and Jeanette

Western Central Pacific

Janolus mirabilis Baba & Abe, 1970

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Janolus mirabilis
[]
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Max. Length 2.6 cm DL
 
Janolus mucloc
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Proctonotus mucroniferus
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Scientific Name English Name Distribution Max. Length (cm) Year
Janolus barbarensis Santa Barbara janolus Eastern Pacific. 5 TL 1863
Janolus capensis Silver nudibranch Southeast Atlantic and We 1907
Janolus comis Western Atlantic. 0.9 DL 1955
Janolus cristatus Northeast Atlantic and th 1841
Janolus flavoanulatus Indo-West Pacific. 2019
Janolus fuscus White-and-orange-tipped nudibranch Pacific Ocean. Subtropic 2.5 TL 1924
Janolus hyalinus Indo-West Pacific, North 1854
Janolus ignis Southwest Pacific 5 TL 1986
Janolus incrustans Western Central Pacific 2019
Janolus longidentatus Southeast Atlantic 1981
Janolus mirabilis Western Central Pacific 1970
Janolus mucloc Western Atlantic 2.6 DL 1958
Proctonotus mucroniferus Mediterranean Sea. 1844



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