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Family: Polyceridae



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Max. Length 6 cm TL
 
Colga pacifica
[]
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Max. Length 1.9 cm DL
 
Colga ramosa
[]
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Colga villosa
[]
No picture found

Max. Length 2.3 cm TL
 
Crimora coneja
[Rabbit doris]
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Crimora multidigitalis
[]

Coudre, Christian

Northeast Atlantic and th

Crimora papillataAlder & Hancock, 1862

Photo by Coudre, Christian
 
Crimora papillata
[]
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Max. Length 3.3 cm DL
 
Galacera marplatensis
[]
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Greilada elegans
[]
No picture found
 
Heteroplocamus pacificus
[]
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Max. Length 2.5 cm DL
 
Holoplocamus papposus
[Small knobbed sea slug]
No picture found
 
Kalinga ornata
[]
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Kaloplocamus acutus
[Acute kaloplocamus]
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Kaloplocamus croceus
[]
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Max. Length 1.1 cm DL
 
Kaloplocamus gulo
[]

Harasti, David

Indo-Pacific, Eastern Atl

Kaloplocamus ramosus(Cantraine, 1835)

Photo by Harasti, David
 
Kaloplocamus ramosus
[]
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Max. Length 0.7 cm DL
 
Kankelibranchus incognitus
[]

Coudre, Christian

Northeast Atlantic, the M

Limacia clavigera(Müller, 1776)

Photo by Coudre, Christian
 
Limacia clavigera
[Orange clubbed sea slug]
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Max. Length 2.6 cm TL
 
Limacia cockerelli
[Cockerell's dorid]
No picture found

Max. Length 1.2 cm TL
 
Limacia inesae
[]
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Max. Length 0.8 cm TL
 
Limacia janssi
[Janss' dorid]
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Limacia jellyi
[]
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Limacia langavi
[]
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Limacia miali
[]
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Max. Length 2 cm DL
 
Martadoris oliva
[]
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Nembrotha amitina
[]

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Indo-West Pacific

Nembrotha aureaPola, Cervera & Gosliner, 2008

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Nembrotha aurea
[]

Poppe, Guido and Philippe

Western Pacific
Max. Length 7 cm TL
Nembrotha chamberlainiGosliner & Behrens, 1997

Photo by Poppe, Guido and Philippe
 
Nembrotha chamberlaini
[Chamberlain's Nembrotha]

Harasti, David

Indo-West Pacific.
Max. Length 12 cm TL
Nembrotha cristataBergh, 1877

Photo by Harasti, David
 
Nembrotha cristata
[Crested nembrotha]
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Max. Length 3.5 cm TL
 
Nembrotha guttata
[]

Harasti, David

Indo-West Pacific
Max. Length 6 cm TL
Nembrotha kubaryanaBergh, 1877

Photo by Harasti, David
 
Nembrotha kubaryana
[Dusky nembrotha]

Bailly, Nicolas

Indo-West Pacific.
Max. Length 4.5 cm TL
Nembrotha lineolataBergh, 1905

Photo by Bailly, Nicolas
 
Nembrotha lineolata
[Lined nembrotha]

Poppe, Guido and Philippe

Indo-West Pacific.
Max. Length 4 cm TL
Nembrotha livingstoneiAllan, 1933

Photo by Poppe, Guido and Philippe
 
Nembrotha livingstonei
[Livingstone's Nembrotha]

Harasti, David

Western Indian Ocean
Max. Length 7.5 cm TL
Nembrotha megaloceraYonow, 1990

Photo by Harasti, David
 
Nembrotha megalocera
[Great nembrotha]
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Nembrotha milleri
[Miller's Nembrotha]
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Nembrotha mullineri
[]
No picture found
 
Nembrotha nigerrima
[Variable neon slug]

Harasti, David

Indo-Pacific
Max. Length 6 cm TL
Nembrotha purpureolineolataO'Donoghue, 1924

Photo by Harasti, David
 
Nembrotha purpureolineolata
[Purple lined nembrotha]

Harasti, David

Indo-West Pacific
Max. Length 5 cm TL
Nembrotha rutilans(Pruvot-Fol, 1931)

Photo by Harasti, David
 
Nembrotha rutilans
[Red-gilled nembrotha]

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Western Central Pacific

Nembrotha yonowaeGoethel & Debelius, 1992

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Nembrotha yonowae
[]
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Max. Length 1.2 cm TL
 
Palio dubia
[Dubious dorid]
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Max. Length 1 cm DL
 
Palio dubius
[]
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Palio nothus
[]
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Palio pallida
[]
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Palio zosterae
[Eelgrass polycera]
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Plocamopherus ceylonicus
[Ceylon plocamopherus]

Harasti, David

Indo-West Pacific
Max. Length 10 cm TL
Plocamopherus imperialisAngas, 1864

Photo by Harasti, David
 
Plocamopherus imperialis
[Imperial plocamopherus]
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Max. Length 4 cm DL
 
Plocamopherus lucayensis
[]
No picture found
 
Plocamopherus maculapodium
[]
No picture found

Max. Length 4 cm TL
 
Plocamopherus maculatus
[]
No picture found
 
Plocamopherus ocellatus
[]
No picture found

Max. Length 2.8 cm DL
 
Plocamopherus pilatectus
[]

Choi, Jong-Kwan

Indo-West Pacific and the

Plocamopherus tilesiiBergh, 1877

Photo by Choi, Jong-Kwan
 
Plocamopherus tilesii
[Tile's sea slug]
No picture found

Max. Length 3 cm TL
 
Polycera alabe
[Ink-stain dorid]
No picture found

Max. Length 2.2 cm TL
 
Polycera atra
[Orange-spike polycera]
No picture found
 
Polycera aurantiomarginata
[]
No picture found

Max. Length 1 cm DL
 
Polycera aurisula
[]

Harasti, David

Eastern Atlantic and Indo
Max. Length 7 cm TL
Polycera capensisQuoy & Gaimard, 1824

Photo by Harasti, David
 
Polycera capensis
[Crowned nudibranch]
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Max. Length 2.5 cm DL
 
Polycera chilluna
[Harlequin]
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Polycera elegans
[]
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Polycera faeroensis
[]
No picture found
 
Polycera fujitai
[]
No picture found

Max. Length 1.4 cm TL
 
Polycera gnupa
[]

Harasti, David

Indo-Pacific, Atlantic Oc
Max. Length 4 cm TL
Polycera hedgpethiMarcus, 1964

Photo by Harasti, David
 
Polycera hedgpethi
[Hedgpeth's dorid]
No picture found

Max. Length 0.3 cm TL
 
Polycera herthae
[]
No picture found

Max. Length 2 cm DL
 
Polycera hummi
[]
No picture found
 
Polycera janjukia
[Janjuki polycera]
No picture found
 
Polycera kernowensis
[]
No picture found
 
Polycera maculata
[]
No picture found
 
Polycera marplatensis
[]
No picture found
 
Polycera melanosticta
[Black-speckled polycera]
No picture found

Max. Length 2.5 cm DL
 
Polycera odhneri
[]
No picture found
 
Polycera parvula
[Small polycera]
No picture found
 
Polycera priva
[White-bordered sea slug]

Coudre, Christian

Eastern Atlantic, Western

Polycera quadrilineataMüller, 1776

Photo by Coudre, Christian
 
Polycera quadrilineata
[Fourline nudibranch]
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Max. Length 1 cm TL
 
Polycera risbeci
[]
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Max. Length 0.9 cm DL
 
Polycera rycia
[]
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Max. Length 2 cm TL
 
Polycera tricolor
[Three-color polycera]
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Max. Length 0.6 cm DL
 
Polycerella emertoni
[]
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Max. Length 2.8 cm TL
 
Polycerella glandulosa
[Gland dorid]
No picture found

Max. Length 4 cm TL
 
Roboastra arika
[Waterlilly roboastra]
No picture found
 
Roboastra europea
[]

Poppe, Guido and Philippe

Indo-Pacific.
Max. Length 3 cm TL
Roboastra gracilis(Bergh, 1877)

Photo by Poppe, Guido and Philippe
 
Roboastra gracilis
[Slender roboastra]
No picture found
 
Roboastra luteolineata
[Bordered roboastra]
No picture found

Max. Length 3 cm TL
 
Roboastra luteolineolata
[]
No picture found

Max. Length 5.1 cm DL
 
Roboastra ricei
[Banana polycera]
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Max. Length 30 cm TL
 
Roboastra tigris
[Tiger dorid]
No picture found

Max. Length 7 cm TL
 
Tambja affinis
[Related tambja]
No picture found
 
Tambja capensis
[]

Rodrigues, Nuno Vasco

Mediterranean Sea.

Tambja ceutaeGarcia-Gomez & Ortea, 1988

Photo by Rodrigues, Nuno Vasco
 
Tambja ceutae
[]
No picture found

Max. Length 1.2 cm TL
 
Tambja divae
[]
No picture found

Max. Length 8 cm TL
 
Tambja eliora
[Blue-striped sea slug]
No picture found

Max. Length 5 cm TL
 
Tambja fusca
[Slimy slug]

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Western Central Pacific

Tambja gabrielaePola, Cervera & Gosliner, 2005

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Tambja gabrielae
[]
No picture found

Max. Length 2.2 cm DL
 
Tambja gratiosa
[]

Poppe, Guido and Philippe

Indo-West Pacific
Max. Length 5 cm TL
Tambja kushimotoensisBaba, 1987

Photo by Poppe, Guido and Philippe
 
Tambja kushimotoensis
[]
No picture found

Max. Length 1.5 cm TL
 
Tambja limaciformis
[Eliot's tambja]
No picture found
 
Tambja marbellensis
[]

Harasti, David

Indo-Pacific. East Afric
Max. Length 7 cm TL
Tambja morosa(Bergh, 1877)

Photo by Harasti, David
 
Tambja morosa
[Gloomy nudibranch]
No picture found

Max. Length 4 cm TL
 
Tambja mullineri
[]
No picture found

Max. Length 6 cm TL
 
Tambja olivaria
[Olive tambja]
No picture found

Max. Length 5 cm DL
 
Tambja stegosauriformis
[]

Harasti, David

Indo-West Pacific
Max. Length 13 cm TL
Tambja verconis(Basedow & Hedley, 1905)

Photo by Harasti, David
 
Tambja verconis
[Verco's nudibranch]
No picture found
 
Thecacera darwini
[Dalmatian sea slug]

Poppe, Guido and Philippe

Indo-Pacific.
Max. Length 3.5 cm DL
Thecacera pacifica(Bergh, 1883)

Photo by Poppe, Guido and Philippe
 
Thecacera pacifica
[Pacific thecacera]

Harasti, David

Circumglobal and the Medi
Max. Length 2 cm TL
Thecacera pennigera(Montagu, 1815)

Photo by Harasti, David
 
Thecacera pennigera
[Rudman's thecacera]

Poppe, Guido and Philippe

Indo-West Pacific
Max. Length 1 cm TL
Thecacera pictaBaba, 1972

Photo by Poppe, Guido and Philippe
 
Thecacera picta
[Painted thecacera]
No picture found
 
Triopha aurantica
[]
No picture found
 
Triopha carpenteri
[]
No picture found

Max. Length 7 cm TL
 
Triopha catalinae
[Sea-clown triopha]
No picture found

Max. Length 18 cm TL
 
Triopha maculata
[Maculated triopha]
No picture found
 
Triopha occidentalis
[Grand triopha]


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