Species Identification
Back to search
Other identification tools

Species Identification: Find Species
Class: Gastropoda
Order: Nudibranchia
Family: Discodorididae

Genus: Platydoris

(See list of species below)

Select Class:     Select Order:   
Select Family: Subfamily:     Select Genus:
Select Ocean (marine/brackish) or Continent (freshwater):
Select a country:
Only include species occuring above: m
and anal fins (optional).      Enter total length (TL) and maximum body depth (BD)
Show family drawing(s)



17 species (see list below)
Export file

1 of 1 Jump to:
No picture found
 
Platydoris angustipes
[Leather backed doris]
No picture found
 
Platydoris argo
[Leathery seaslug]
No picture found

Max. Length 6 cm TL
 
Platydoris carolynae
[]

Johnson, Scott and Jeanette

Western Central Pacific

Platydoris cinereobranchiataDorgan, Valdés & Gosliner, 2002

Photo by Johnson, Scott and Jeanette
 
Platydoris cinereobranchiata
[]

Poppe, Guido and Philippe

Indo-Pacific.
Max. Length 10 cm TL
Platydoris cruenta(Quoy & Gaimard, 1832)

Photo by Poppe, Guido and Philippe
 
Platydoris cruenta
[Red-splashed platydoris]
No picture found
 
Platydoris ellioti
[Speciose platydoris]
No picture found
 
Platydoris esakii
[]
No picture found
 
Platydoris flammulata
[]

Poppe, Guido and Philippe

Indo-Pacific
Max. Length 7.5 cm TL
Platydoris formosa(Alder & Hancock, 1864)

Photo by Poppe, Guido and Philippe
 
Platydoris formosa
[Speckled platydoris]
No picture found
 
Platydoris galbana
[Yellow platydoris]

Johnson, Scott and Jeanette

Western Central Pacific

Platydoris inornataDorgan, Valdés & Gosliner, 2002

Photo by Johnson, Scott and Jeanette
 
Platydoris inornata
[]
No picture found
 
Platydoris laminea
[]
No picture found

Max. Length 7 cm TL
 
Platydoris macfarlandi
[California flat doris]
No picture found
 
Platydoris sanguinea
[]

Johnson, Scott and Jeanette

Indo-West Pacific
Max. Length 8 cm TL
Platydoris scabra(Cuvier, 1804)

Photo by Johnson, Scott and Jeanette
 
Platydoris scabra
[Scabby platydoris]
No picture found
 
Platydoris stomascuta
[]
No picture found
 
Platydoris tabulata
[Flat dorid]


Scientific Name
    • English Name
    • Distribution
    • Max. Length
    • Year



    • Other identification tools in SeaLifeBase


    Identification by pictures:
    If you already know the Family, go to Search SeaLifeBase, select Family and click on 'Identification by pictures' to display all available pictures in SeaLifeBase for the family.

    If you already know the Country, go to     Search SeaLifeBase, select Country and click on 'Identification by pictures' to display all available pictures in SeaLifeBase for the country.

    If you already know the Ecosystem, go to     Search SeaLifeBase, select Ecosystem and click on 'Identification by pictures' to display all available pictures in SeaLifeBase for the ecosystem.