List of marine heterobranch gastropods of South Africa

The list of marine heterobranch gastropods of South Africa
South Africa
The Republic of South Africa is a country in southern Africa. Located at the southern tip of Africa, it is divided into nine provinces, with of coastline on the Atlantic and Indian oceans...

is a list of saltwater

Seawater

Seawater is water from a sea or ocean. On average, seawater in the world's oceans has a salinity of about 3.5% . This means that every kilogram of seawater has approximately of dissolved salts . The average density of seawater at the ocean surface is 1.025 g/ml...

mollusc species

Species

In biology, a species is one of the basic units of biological classification and a taxonomic rank. A species is often defined as a group of organisms capable of interbreeding and producing fertile offspring. While in many cases this definition is adequate, more precise or differing measures are...

that form a part of the molluscan fauna of South Africa

Fauna of South Africa

The fauna of South Africa is astonishingly varied, but largely typical of the ecosystems of Africa.-Habitats:The topography and geology of South Africa is extremely varied, resulting in a wide variety of habitats. Due to this, South Africa is ranked sixth out of the world’s seventeen megadiverse...

. This list does not include the land or freshwater molluscs.

This is a sub-list of the list of marine gastropods of South Africa, which is in turn a sub-list of the list of marine molluscs of South Africa.

Heterobranchia

Architectonicidae

Architectonicidae, common name the staircase shells or sundials, are a family of sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the informal group "Lower Heterobranchia" of the clade Heterobranchia....

Variegated sundial shell Heliacus variegatus (Gmelin, 1791) (Eastern Cape to Mozambique)

Siphonariidae

Siphonariidae is a taxonomic family of small to medium-sized air-breathing sea snails, marine and brackish water pulmonate gastropod molluscs. These snails are sometimes known as "false limpets" because of the shape of the shell, but they are not at all closely related to true limpets...

- False limpets

Siphonaria annaea Tomlin, 1944 (Durban northwards)
Cape False limpet Siphonaria capensis Quoy and Gaimard (Namibia to northern KwaZulu-Natal)
Siphonaria compressa
Siphonaria compressa
Siphonaria compressa is a species of small, air-breathing sea snail. It is a pulmonate limpet, a gastropod in the Siphonariidae family.- Distribution :It is endemic to South Africa....

Allanson, 1958
Siphonaria concinna Sowerby, 1824 (Cape Point to Zululand)
Siphonaria nigerrima Smith, 1903 (Zululand to Mozambique)
Siphonaria oculus Krauss, 1848 (Cape Point to Zululand)
Siphonaria serrata Fischer, 1807 (Saldanha Bay to Zululand)
Siphonaria tenuicostulata Smith, 1903 (Durban to Mozambique)

Ringiculidae

Ringiculidae are a family of minute deep water sea snails or micromolluscs, marine gastropod mollusks or micromollusks in the informal group Lower Heterobranchia.Ringiculidae is the only family within the superfamily Ringiculoidea....

Ringicula turtoni Bartsch, 1915

Acteonidae

Acteonidae, common name the "barrel bubble snails", is a family of small sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks of the informal group Lower Heterobranchia.-Shell description:The shell is usually smaller than 25 mm...

Acteon fortis Thiele, 1925
Acteon flammeus (Gmelin, 1791)
Acteon pudicus (A. Adams, 1854)
Rictaxis albis (Sowerby, 1873)
Japonacteon sp.
Pupa affinis (A. Adams, 1854)
Pupa niecaensis (Barnard, 1963)
Pupa solidula (Linnaeus, 1758)
Pupa sulcata (Gmelin, 1791)
Pupa suturalis (A. Adams, 1854)
Pupa tessellata
Pupa tessellata
Pupa tessellata is a species of small sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Acteonidae.-External links:*...

(Reeve, 1842)

Bullinidae

Bullinidae is a taxonomic family of small sea snails or bubble snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the superfamily Acteonoidea.Synonyms for this family are Nonacteoninidae Bandel, 1994 and Sulcoactaeonidae Gründel, 1997....

Bullina scabra Gmelin, 1791
Bullina oblonga Sowerby, 1897

Hydatinidae

The Aplustridae is a taxonomic family of sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the informal group Lower Heterobranchia.The former name of this family, Hydatinidae has been declared invalid.-Description:...

Polka-dot bubble shell Micromelo undata
Micromelo undata
Micromelo undata, common name the miniature melo, is an uncommon species of small sea snail or bubble snail, a marine opisthobranch gastropod mollusk in the family Aplustridae.- Distribution:...

(Brughiere, 1792) (Transkei to Mozambique)
Striped bubble shell Hydatina physis
Hydatina physis
Hydatina physis is a species of sea snail, a bubble snail, a marine opisthobranch gastropod mollusk in the family Aplustridae. Its common names include striped paper bubble, green-lined paper bubble, brown-lined paper bubble, and rose petal bubble shell.-Distribution:This bubble snail's...

(Linnaeus, 1758) (Eastern Cape to Mozambique)
Hydatina amplustre (Linnaeus, 1758)
Hydatina velum (Gmelin, 1791)
Hydatina albocincta
Hydatina albocincta
Hydatina albocincta, common name the White-banded bubble, is a species of sea snail or bubble snail, a marine opisthobranch gastropod mollusk in the family Aplustridae.-References:...

(van der Hoeven, 1811)

Cylichnidae

Cylichnidae, common name the "chalice bubble snails" or "canoe bubble snails" is a family of sea snails or bubble snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the superfamily Philinoidea.- 2005 taxonomy :...

Cylichnella agulhasensis (Thiele, 1925)
Cylichnella meridionalis (Smith, 1902)
Cylichnella miniscula (Turton, 1932)
Cylichnella natalensis (Barnard, 1963)
Cylichnella nitens (Smith, 1872)
Cylichnella smithi (Bartsch, 1915)
Cylichna africana Bartsch, 1915
Cylichna bistriata Tomlin, 1920
Cylichna dulcis Thiele. 1925
Cylichna nitens Smith, 1903
Cylichna remissa Smith, 1890
Cylichna tubulosa Gould, 1859
Scaphander punctostriatus (Mighels. 1841)

Retusidae

Retusidae is a family of small sea snails, marine opisthobranch gastropod mollusks. They are headshield slugs, in the clade Cephalaspidea.-Genera:Genera within the family Retusidae include:* Coleophysis* Cylichnina Monterosato, 1884...

Retusa agulhasensis Thiele, 1925
Retusa natalensis Barnard, 1963
Retusa sp. cf. nicobarica Thiele, 1925
Retusa sp. cf. semen Thiele, 1925
Retusa truncatula Bruguiere, 1792
Volvulella mutabilis (Barnard, 1963)
Volvulella pia (Thiele, 1925)
Volvulella rostrata (A. Adams, 1854)

Philinidae

Philinidae is a family of medium-sized, sea slugs, marine opisthobranch gastropod mollusks. They are headshield slugs, in the Cephalaspidea.-Genera:Genera within the family Philinidae include:* Johania Monterosato, 1884* Laona A. Adams, 1865...

Sand slug Philine aperta (Linnaeus, 1767) (Cape Columbine to Mozambique)
Philine berghi Smith, 1910

Gastropteridae

Gastropteridae is a family of sea slugs, gastropod mollusks in the superfamily Philinoidea of the clade Cephalaspidea, the headshield slugs and bubble snails....

Gastropteron flavobrunneum Gosliner, 1984
Gastropteron alboaurantium Gosliner, 1984

Aglajidae

Aglajidae is a family of often colorful, medium-sized, sea slugs, marine opisthobranch gastropod mollusks. These are not nudibranchs; instead they are headshield slugs, in the clade Cephalaspidea.-Genera:...

Slipper slug Philinopsis capensis (Bergh, 1907)
Philinopsis dubia (O'Donoghue, 1929)
Philinopsis cyanea(Martens, 1879)
Chelidonura fulvipunctata Baba, 1938
Chelidonura hurundinina (Quoy and Gaimard, 1824)

Haminoeidae

Haminoeidae, commonly known as the haminoeid bubble snail family, is a taxonomic family of sea snails, marine opisthobranch gastropod mollusks in the superfamily Haminoeoidea....

Atys cylindrica (Heibling, 1779)
Green bubble shell Haminoea alfredensis Bartsch, 1915 (Namaqualand to Eastern Cape)
Haminoea natalensis (Krauss, 1848) (KwaZulu-Natal)
Roxania utriculus (Brocchi, 1814)
Smaragdinella sieboldi A. Adams, 1864
Smaragdinella calyculata (Broderip and Sowerby, 1829)
Phenerophthalmus smaragdinus (Ruppell and Leuckart, 1831)

Runcinidae

Runcinidae is a family of medium-sized, sea slugs, marine opisthobranch gastropod mollusks. They are headshield slugs, in the clade Cephalaspidea ....

Metaruncina sp.

Bullidae

Bulla ampulla (Linnaeus 1758)

Limacinidae

Limacinidae is a family of small sea snails, pteropods, pelagic marine gastropod mollusks in the clade Thecosomata .-Genera:Genera within the family Limacinidae include:...

Limacina bulimoides (Orbigny, 1836)
Limacina antarctica
Limacina antarctica
Limacina antarctica is a species of swimming sea snail in the family Limacinidae, which belong to the group commonly known as sea butterflies ....

Woodward, 1854 - mentioned in traditional views as Limacina helicina (Phipps, 1774) (cf. )
Limacina inflata (Orbigny, 1836)
Limacina lesueurii (Orbigny, 1836)
Limacina trochiformis (Orbigny, 1836)

Cavoliniidae

The family Cavoliniidae is a taxonomic group of small floating sea snails, pelagic marine opisthobranch gastropod mollusks. This family is part of a larger group which is commonly known as the sea butterflies because they swim by flapping what appear to be small "wings".-Distribution:This family of...

Cavolinia gibbosa (Orbigny, 1836)
Cavolinia globosa (Gray, 1850)
Cavolinia inflexa (Lesueur, 1813)
Cavolinia tridentata
Cavolinia tridentata
Cavolinia tridentata is a species of sea butterfly, a floating and swimming sea snail or sea slug, a pelagic marine gastropod mollusk in the family Cavoliniidae....

(Niebuhr, 1775)
Clio andreae (Boas, 1886)
Clio chaptalii Gray, 1850
Clio cuspidata (Bosc, 1802)
Clio pyramidata
Clio pyramidata
Clio pyramidata is a species of sea butterfly, a floating and swimming sea snail, a pelagic marine gastropod mollusk in the family Cavoliniidae.- External links :* at Marine Species Identification Portal...

Linnaeus, 1767
Creseis acicula (Rang, 1828)
Creseis virgula (Rang, 1828)
Cuvierina columnella (Rang, 1827)
Diacria quadridentata (Blainville, 1821)
Diacria trispinosa (Blainville, 1821)
Styliola subula (Quoy and Gaimard, 1827)

Peraclididae

Peraclis moluccensis (Tesch, 1903)
Peraclis reticulata (Orbigny, 1836)

Cymbuliidae

Cymbuliidae is a family of pelagic sea snails or "sea butterflies", marine gastropod mollusks in the superfamily Cymbulioidea.- Description :...

Cymbulia sibogae Tesch, 1903
Gleba cordata
Gleba cordata
Gleba cordata is a species of sea butterfly, a floating and swimming sea snail or sea slug, a pelagic marine gastropod mollusk in the family Cymbuliidae....

Niebuhr, 1776

Desmopteridae

Desmopteridae is a family of pelagic sea snails or "sea butterflies", marine gastropod mollusks in the superfamily Cymbulioidea.This family has no subfamilies ....

Desmopterus papilio Chun 1889

Gymnosomata

Clionidae

Clionidae is a family of sea angels, which are a group of pelagic marine gastropods.They are shaped a little like angels, and have flapping "wings", hence their common name. They are gelatinous, mostly transparent pteropods, and they only have shells in their embryonic stage...

Clione limacina
Clione limacina
Clione limacina, common name Naked Sea Butterfly or Common Clione, is a sea angel found from the surface to 350 m in depth. Lives in both Arctic and Antarctic Oceans....

(Phipps, 1774) (Pelagic northern and southern hemispheres) (southern hemisphere may be a distinct species, Clione antarctica
Clione antarctica
Clione antarctica is a species of a pelagic marine gastropod mollusks in the family Clionidae.- Distribution :Distribution of Clione antarctica include Southern Hemisphere in polar waters of Antarctica.- Ecology :...

)

Pneumodermatidae

Pneumodermatidae is a family of sea angels, or small floating predatory sea snails or sea slugs. They are pelagic marine heterobranch opisthobranch gastropod mollusks in the clade Gymnosomata....

Spongiobranchaea australis (d'Orbigny, 1836) (Pelagic, southern hemisphere)

Anaspidea

Akeridae

Akeridae is a small taxonomic family of sea snails, marine gastropod molluscs belonging to the superfamily Akeroidea, the sea hares. The family, in its original spelling "Aceridae", has previously been attributed in error to Pilsbry, 1893....

Akera soluta (Gmelin 1791)

Aplysiidae

The superfamily Aplysioidea is a superfamily of mostly rather large sea slugs, marine gastropod mollusks in the clade Aplysiomorpha within the informal group Opisthobranchia.This superfamily contains only one family, the Aplysiidae; the sea hares...

Dwarf sea hare Aplysia parvula Morch, 1863
Spotted sea hare Aplysia oculifera Adams and Reeve, 1850 (Cape Point to northern KwaZulu-Natal)
Aplysia dactylomela
Aplysia dactylomela
Aplysia dactylomela, common name the "spotted sea hare", is a species of large sea slug, a marine opisthobranch gastropod mollusc in the family Aplysiidae, the sea hares.-Distribution:...

Rang, 1828
Aplysia maculata Rang, 1828
Variable sea hare Aplysia juliana
Aplysia juliana
Aplysia juliana, common name the walking sea hare, is a species of sea slug, more specifically a sea hare, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Aplysiidae, the sea hares.- Distribution:...

Quoy and Gaimard, 1832
Shaggy sea hare Bursatella leachi leachi (Blainville. 1817) (Cape Columbine to Mozambique)
Shaggy sea hare Bursatella leachi africana (Engel, 1927)
Wedge sea hare Dolabella auricularia
Dolabella auricularia
Dolabella auricularia, common name the "wedge sea hare", is a species of large sea slug, a marine opisthobranch gastropod mollusk in the family Aplysiidae, the sea hares.- Description :...

(Solander, 1786) (Mossel Bay to Mozambique)
Dolabrifera dolabrifera
Dolabrifera dolabrifera
Dolabrifera dolabrifera is a species of sea hare, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Aplysiidae, the sea hares.-Life cycle:- External links :...

(Rang, 1828)
Paraplysia lowii Gilchrist, 1900
Stylocheilus longicauda (Quoy and Gaimard 1824)

Sacoglossa
Sacoglossa
Sacoglossa, commonly known as the sacoglossans or the "sap-sucking sea slugs", are a clade of small sea slugs and sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks that belong to the clade Heterobranchia...

Oxynoidae

Oxynoidae is a family of sea snails, bubble snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the superfamily Oxynooidea, an opisthobranch group.This family has no subfamilies.-Genera:The following three genera or four are included in the family Oxynoidae:...

Lobiger souverbiei Fischer, 1856
Lophopleurella capensis
Lophopleurella capensis
Lophopleurella capensis is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Oxynoidae.Lophopleurella capensis is the only species in the genus Lophopleurella....

(Thiele, 1912)
Oxynoe viridis
Oxynoe viridis
Oxynoe viridis is a species of small sea snail or sea slug, a bubble snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Oxynoidae.-Distribution:This species occurs in the Philippines, Australia, Indonesia, Egypt, Taiwan and Turkey....

(Pease, 1861)
Oxynoe
Oxynoe
Oxynoe is a genus of small sea snails, bubble snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Oxynoidae. - Species :Species within the genus Oxynoe include 8 valid species:* Oxynoe antillarum Mörch, 1863* Oxynoe azuropunctata Jensen, 1980...

sp.

Juliidae

Juliidae, common name the bivalved gastropods, is a family of minute sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks or micromollusks in the superfamily Oxynooidea, an opisthobranch group....

Berthelinia schlumbergeri
Berthelinia schlumbergeri
Berthelinia schlumbergeri is a species of a sea snail with a shell comprising two separate hinged pieces or valves. It is a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Juliidae.-Distribution:...

Dautzenberg, 1895
Julia zebra
Julia zebra
Julia zebra is a species of a sea snail with a shell comprising two separate hinged pieces or valves. It is a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Juliidae.-Distribution:The type locality for this species is Yamaguchi Prefecture, Japan....

Kawaguti, 1981

Volvatellidae

Volvatellidae is a family of sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the superfamily Oxynooidea.This family has no subfamilies.-Genera:There are two genera in the family Volvatellidae:* Ascobulla Marcus, 1972* Volvatella Pease, 1860...

Ascobulla fischeri (Adams & Angas, 1864)
Volvatella laguncula Sowerby, 1894

Placobranchidae

Elysia halimedae Macnae, 1954
Elysia marginata (Pease, 1871)
Elysia moebii (Bergh, 1888)
Elysia livida Baba, 1955
Elysia rufescens (Pease, 1871)
Elysia vatae Risbec, 1928
Elysia virgata (Bergh, 1888)
Plant-sucking nudibranch Elysia viridis
Elysia viridis
Elysia viridis or the sap-sucking slug is a small-to-medium-sized species of green sea slug, a marine opisthobranch gastropod mollusc in the family Placobranchidae....

(Montagu, 1804) (Namaqualand to northern KwaZulu-Natal)
Plant-sucking nudibranch Elysia sp. This may be the same species as listed above as E. viridis. There may be question of identification.
Elysia spp. (7)

Limapontiidae

Dendritic nudibranch Placida dendritica
Placida dendritica
Placida dendritica is a species of minute sea slug, a marine opisthobranch gastropod mollusk or micromollusk in the family Limapontiidae. Despite a superficial resemblance, this is not a nudibranch, it is a sacoglossan Placida dendritica is a species of minute sea slug, a marine opisthobranch...

(Alder & Hancock, 1843)
Stiliger ornatus Ehrenberg, 1831

Caliphyllidae

Caliphyllidae is a taxonomic family of sacoglossan sea slugs. These are marine opisthobranch gastropod mollusks in the clade Sacoglossa.This family has no subfamilies.-Genera:There are five genera in the family Caliphyllidae:* Caliphylla A...

Mourgona sp.

Polybranchia orientalis
Polybranchia orientalis
Polybranchia orientalis is a species of sacoglossan sea slug, a shell-less marine opisthobranch gastropod mollusk in the family Caliphyllidae. -References:...

(Kelaart, 1858) - cited as Phyllobranchillus orientalis

Hermaeidae
Hermaeidae
Hermaeidae is a taxonomic family of sacoglossan sea slugs. These are marine opisthobranch gastropod mollusks in the superfamily Limapontioidea.This family has no subfamilies.-Genera:...

Table Bay nudibranch Aplysiopsis sinusmensalis
Aplysiopsis sinusmensalis
Aplysiopsis sinusmensalis, the Table Bay nudibranch, is a species of sacoglossan sea slug, a shell-less marine opisthobranch gastropod mollusk in the family Hermaeidae.-Distribution:...

(Macnae, 1954)

Notaspidea
Notaspidea
Notaspidea, also known as the sidegill slugs, was a suborder which included both sea slugs and sea snails or false limpets, marine opisthobranch gastropod molluscs in the subclass Orthogastropoda....

Umbraculidae
Umbraculidae
Umbraculidae are a taxonomic family of unusual sea snails or limpets, marine opistobranch gastropod molluscs in the clade Umbraculida.-Genera:Genera within the family Umbraculidae include:* Umbraculum Schumacher, 1817* Spiricella Rang, 1828...

Tylodina alfredensis Turton, 1932

Umbrella pleurobranch Umbraculum sinicum
Umbraculum sinicum
Umbraculum sinicum is a species of unusual large sea snail or limpet, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Umbraculidae....

(Gmelin, 1783) (transkei to Mozambique)

Pleurobranchidae
Pleurobranchidae
The Pleurobranchidae are a taxonomic family of sea slugs, marine gastropod molluscs in the order Notaspidea.The species in the family Pleurobranchidae have a prominent mantle and an internal shell that becomes reduced or is lost in adults. Some adult species have been seen feeding on ascidians...

Berthella plumula (Montagu, 1803)

Berthella tupala Marcus, 1957

Berthella sp.
Lemon pleurobranch Berthellina citrina (Ruppell and Leuckart, 1828) (Cape Point to Mozambique)
Lemon pleurobranch Berthellina granulata (Krauss, 1848) (This may replace previous entry B. citrina)
Euselenops luniceps (Cuvier, 1817)
Pleurobranchaea algoensis Thiele, 1925
Pleurobranchaea brockii Bergh, 1897
Pleurobranchaea melanopus Bergh, 1907
Pleurobranchaea pleurobrancheana (Bergh, 1907)
Dwarf warty pleurobranch Pleurobranchaea tarda Verrill, 1880
Warty pleurobranch Pleurobranchaea bubala Marcus and Gosliner, 1984 (Cape Point to Eastern Cape)
Pleurobranchella nicobarica Thiele, 1925
Mosaic pleurobranch Pleurobranchus albiguttatus (Bergh, 1905)
Pleurobranchus disceptus O'Donoghue, 1929
Pleurobranchus inhacae Macnae, 1962
Pleurobranchus moebii Vayssiere, 1898
Pleurobranchus nigropunctatus (Bergh, 1907)
Pleurobranchus papillosa (O'Donoghue, 1929)
Pleurobranchus peroni Cuvier, 1804
Pleurobranchus perrieri Vayssiere, 1896
Pleurobranchus sculptata (O'Donoghue, 1929)
Pleurobranchus xhosa Macnae, 1962

Nudibranchia - Nudibranchs

Bathydorididae

Bathydorididae is a taxonomic family of dorid nudibranch, shell-less marine gastropod mollusks.Bathydorididae is the only family in the superfamily Bathydoridoidea, within the clade Gnathodoridacea.- Taxonomy :...

Doriodoxa benthalis Barnard, 1963

Dorididae

Aldisa benguelae Gosliner, 1985
Three-spot nudibranch Aldisa trimaculata Gosliner, 1985
?Alloiodoris inhacae O'Donoghue, 1929
Archidoris capensis Bergh, 1907
Archidoris scripta Bergh, 1907
Rugby ball dorid or Spined dorid Atagema rugosa Pruvot-Fol, 1951

Atagema gibba Pruvot-Fol, 1951
Warty dorid Doris verrucosa Linnaeus, 1758 Orange river to Eastern Cape
Doris granosa
Doris granosa
The southern African warty dorid, scientific name Doris granosa, is a species of dorid nudibranch. It is a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Dorididae.-Distribution:...

(Bergh, 1907)
Doris spp. (2)
Doriopsis pecten (Collingwood, 1881)

? Ocellate dorid Gargamella sp.1

?Gargamella sp.2

Velvet dorid Jorunna tomentosa
Jorunna tomentosa
Jorunna tomentosa is a species of sea slug, a dorid nudibranch, a shell-less marine gastropod mollusk in the family Discodorididae. -References:...

(Cuvier, 1804)

Dotted nudibranch Jorunna zania (Transkei to northern KwaZulu-Natal)Marcus 1976

The following four species are listed as incertae sedis
Incertae sedis
, is a term used to define a taxonomic group where its broader relationships are unknown or undefined. Uncertainty at specific taxonomic levels is attributed by , , and similar terms.-Examples:*The fossil plant Paradinandra suecica could not be assigned to any...

by Gosliner:

Doris natalensis Krauss, 1848

Doris pseudida Bergh, 1907

Doris perplexa Bergh, 1907

Doris glabella Bergh, 1907

Actinocyclidae
Actinocyclidae
Actinocyclidae is a family of sea slugs, dorid nudibranchs, marine gastropod mollusks in the superfamily Doridoidea. This family is within the clade Euctenidiacea.-Taxonomy :Genera within the family Actinocyclidae include:...

Hallaxa sp.

Chromodorididae
Chromodorididae
Chromodorididae are a taxonomic family of medium-sized to large, colorful, sea slugs; dorid nudibranchs in the superfamily Doridoidea. These are marine gastropod mollusks....

Saddled nudibranch
Saddled nudibranch
The saddled nudibranch, Cadlina sp.1, as designated by Gosliner, 1987, is a species of colourful sea slug, a dorid nudibranch. It is a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Cadlinidae.-Distribution:...

Cadlina sp.1

Brown-dotted nudibranch
Brown-dotted nudibranch
The brown-dotted nudibranch, Cadlina sp.2, as designated by Gosliner, 1987, is a species of colourful sea slug, a dorid nudibranch. It is a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Cadlinidae.-Distribution:...

Cadlina sp.1

Cadlina sp.2

Cadlinella ornatissima (Risbec, 1928)

Ceratosoma cornigerum (Adams and Reeve, 1850)

Inkspot nudibranch or Lipstick nudibranch Ceratosoma ingozi Gosliner, 1996

Ceratosoma tenue
Ceratosoma tenue
Ceratosoma tenue is a species of colorful dorid nudibranch, a sea slug, a shell-less marine gastropod mollusk in the family Chromodorididae.- External links :* SeaSlug Forum factsheet:...

Abraham, 1876

Chromodoris africana
Chromodoris africana
Chromodoris africana, or four-coloured nudibranch, is a species of colorful sea slug, a dorid nudibranch, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Chromodorididae.-Distribution:...

Eliot 1904

Chromodoris albolimbata Bergh, 1907

Chromodoris alderi Collingwood, 1881

Polka-dot chromodorid Chromodoris annulata
Chromodoris annulata
Chromodoris annulata is a species of sea slug, a very colorful dorid nudibranch, a shell-less marine gastropod mollusk in the family Chromodorididae.-Description:...

Eliot 1904< (Transkei to northern KwaZulu-Natal)ref name="Two Oceans" />

Chromodoris boucheti
Chromodoris boucheti
Chromodoris boucheti is a species of colorful sea slug, a dorid nudibranch, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Chromodorididae....

Rudman, 1982

Chromodoris conchyliata
Chromodoris conchyliata
Chromodoris conchyliata is a species of colorful sea slug, a dorid nudibranch, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Chromodorididae....

Yonow, 1984

Chromodoris euelpis Bergh, 1907

Chromodoris fidelis
Chromodoris fidelis
Chromodoris fidelis is a species of colorful sea slug, a dorid nudibranch, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Chromodorididae.- Distribution :Distribution of Chromodoris fidelis include tropical Indo-West Pacific and Red Sea....

Kelaart, 1858

Chromodoris geminus
Chromodoris geminus
Chromodoris geminus is a species of very colorful sea slug, a dorid nudibranch, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Chromodorididae....

Rudman, 1987

Chromodoris cf. geminus

Chromodoris geometrica
Chromodoris geometrica
Chromodoris geometrica is a species of very colorful sea slug, a dorid nudibranch, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Chromodorididae.-Distribution:...

Risbec, 1928

Chromodoris hamiltoni
Chromodoris hamiltoni
Chromodoris hamiltoni is a species of colorful sea slug, a dorid nudibranch, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Chromodorididae....

Rudman, 1977

Red-spotted nudibranch or Heather's nudibranch Chromodoris heatherae Gosliner, 1994

Chromodoris inopinata Bergh, 1905

Chromodoris marginata Pease, 1860

Chromodoris porcata Bergh, 1888

Chromodoris tinctaria (Ruppell and Leuckart, 1828)

Gaudy chromodorid Chromodoris vicina Eliot, 1904 (Central to northern KwaZulu-Natal)

Chromodoris spp. (7)

Durvilledoris lemniscata
Durvilledoris lemniscata
Durvilledoris lemniscata is a species of colorful sea slug or dorid nudibranch, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Chromodorididae.-Description:...

(Quoy and Gaimard, 1832)

Glossodoris atromarginata
Glossodoris atromarginata
Glossodoris atromarginata is a species of sea slug, a dorid nudibranch, a shell-less marine gastropod mollusk in the family Chromodorididae.- Distribution :This species is found throughout the tropical and sub-tropical Indo-Pacific Oceans....

(Cuvier 1804)

Glossodoris cinta (Bergh, 1888)

Glossodoris pallida
Glossodoris pallida
Glossodoris pallida is a species of a nudibranch, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Chromodorididae.-Distribution:This species occurs in the tropical Indo-West Pacific Ocean...

(Ruppell and Leuckart, 1830)

Glossodoris symmetricus
Glossodoris symmetricus
Glossodoris symmetricus is a species of sea slug, a dorid nudibranch, a shell-less marine gastropod mollusk in the family Chromodorididae.-External links:*...

Rudman, 1990

Glossodoris undaurum
Glossodoris undaurum
Glossodoris undaurum is a species of sea slug, a dorid nudibranch, a shell-less marine gastropod mollusk in the family Chromodorididae.-External links:*...

Rudman, 1985

Glossodoris spp. (4)

Hypselodoris bullockii (Collingwood, 1881)

Cape dorid Hypselodoris capensis (Barnard, 1927) (Cape Columbine to Transkei)

Hypselodoris carnea
Hypselodoris carnea
Hypselodoris carnea is a species of colourful sea slug or dorid nudibranch, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Chromodorididae. It eats sponges.-Description:...

(Bergh, 1889)

Hypselodoris fucata
Hypselodoris fucata
Hypselodoris fucata is a species of sea slug or dorid nudibranch, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Chromodorididae.-Description:...

Gosliner & Johnson, 1999

Mottled dorid Hypselodoris infucata
Hypselodoris infucata
Hypselodoris infucata is a species of colorful sea slug or dorid nudibranch, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Chromodorididae.This species eats sponges.-Distribution:...

(Ruppell and Leuckart, 1828) (Central KwaZulu-Natal to Mozambique)

Hypselodoris maculosa
Hypselodoris maculosa
Hypselodoris maculosa is a species of sea slug or dorid nudibranch, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Chromodorididae.-Description:...

(Pease, 1871)

Hypselodoris maridadilis Rudman, 1977

Hypselodoris rudmani
Hypselodoris rudmani
Hypselodoris rudmani is a species of sea slug or dorid nudibranch, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Chromodorididae. This species is named after the well known malacologist William B. Rudman.-Description:...

Gosliner and Johnson, 1999

Hypselodoris spp. (3)

Hypselodoris sp.

Noumea varians (Pease, 1871)

Noumea purpurea Baba, 1949

Protea nudibranch Noumea protea Gosliner, 1994

Risbecia pulchella
Risbecia pulchella
Risbecia pulchella is a species of sea slug, a dorid nudibranch, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Chromodorididae.-Distribution:...

(Ruppell and Leuckart, 1828)

Thorunna horologica Rudman, 1984

Discodorididae
Discodorididae
Discodorididae is a taxonomic family of sea slugs, specifically dorid nudibranchs, marine gastropod mollusks in the superfamily Doridoidea. Species in this family belong to the cryptobranch dorid nudibranchs, i.e. they are able to retract their gills into a gill pocket . Most are small and hard to...

Discodoris coerulescens Bergh, 1888

Discodoris fragilis
Discodoris fragilis
Sebadoris fragilis is a species of sea slug, a dorid nudibranch, shell-less marine gastropod mollusks in the family Discodorididae. -Distribution:This species occurs in European waters and in the Red Sea.-References:...

(Alder and Hancock, 1864)

Small-spot dorid Discodoris sp.1

Discodoris sp.2
Blotchy dorid Geitodoris capensis Bergh, 1907
Anisodoris sp. (2)
Thordisa burnupi Eliot, 1910
Thordisa punctifera Bergh, 1907
Thordisa spp. (2)
? Variable dorid Aphelodoris brunnea Bergh, 1907(needs confirmation in Discodorididae)
? Chocolate-chip nudibranch
Chocolate-chip nudibranch
The chocolate-chip nudibranch, Aphelodoris sp. 1, is an undescribed species of dorid nudibranch as designated by Gosliner, 1987. It is a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Dorididae...

Aphelodoris sp. 1
? Brown-spotted nudibranch
Brown-spotted nudibranch
The brown-spotted nudibranch, currently known simply as Aphelodoris sp. 2, is an undescribed species of dorid nudibranch as designated by Zsilavecz, 2007. As at November 2009, it remains undescribed by science...

Aphelodoris sp. 2
? Spiky nudibranch
Spiky nudibranch
The spiky nudibranch, Aphelodoris sp.3, is an undescribed species of dorid nudibranch as designated by Zsilavecz, 2007. As at November 2009, it remains undescribed by science...

Aphelodoris sp.3
?Sclerodoris apiculata (Alder and Hancock, 1864)(needs confirmation in Discodorididae)
?Sclerodoris coriacea (Eliot, 1904)(see above)
?Sclerodoris sp.(see above)
?Artachaea sp,(see above)
Halgerda carlsoni
Halgerda carlsoni
Halgerda carlsoni is a species of sea slug, a dorid nudibranch, shell-less marine gastropod mollusks in the family Discodorididae.-References:* - External links :* http://www.seaslugforum.net/factsheet/halgcarl...

Rudman, 1928
Halgerda dichromis
Halgerda dichromis
Halgerda dichromis is a species of sea slug, a dorid nudibranch, shell-less marine gastropod mollusks in the family Discodorididae.-References:*...

Fahey and Gosliner, 1999
Halgerda tessellata
Halgerda tessellata
Halgerda tessellata is a species of sea slug, a dorid nudibranch, shell-less marine gastropod mollusks in the family Discodorididae. -References:...

Bergh, 1880
Halgerda toliara
Halgerda toliara
Halgerda toliara is a species of sea slug, a dorid nudibranch, shell-less marine gastropod mollusks in the family Discodorididae. -References:*...

Fahey and Gosliner, 1999
Halgerda wasinensis
Halgerda wasinensis
Halgerda wasinensis is a species of sea slug, a dorid nudibranch, shell-less marine gastropod mollusks in the family Discodorididae. -References:...

Eliot, 1904
Halgerda formosa
Halgerda formosa
Halgerda formosa is a species of sea slug, a dorid nudibranch, shell-less marine gastropod mollusks in the family Discodorididae. -References:*...

Bergh, 1880
Halgerda punctata
Halgerda punctata
Halgerda punctata is a species of sea slug, a dorid nudibranch, shell-less marine gastropod mollusks in the family Discodorididae. -References:...

Farran, 1902
Rostanga muscula (Abraham, 1877)
Red sponge nudibranch or Orange doridRostanga elandsia Garovoy, Valdes & Gosliner, 2001
Rostanga spp. (2)

Phyllidiidae

Phyllidiidae is a family of sea slugs, dorid nudibranchs, marine gastropod mollusks in the superfamily Phyllidioidea.This family is within the clade Euctenidiacea .-Distribution:...

Ceratophyllidia africana Eliot, 1903
Phyllidia ocellata
Phyllidia ocellata
Phyllidia ocellata is a species of sea slug, a dorid nudibranch, a shell-less marine gastropod mollusk in the family Phyllidiidae.- Distribution :This species is widely distributed throughout the Indo-West Pacific Ocean the Red Sea.-Description:...

Cuvier, 1804
Ridged nudibranch Phyllidia varicosa
Phyllidia varicosa
Phyllidia varicosa is a species of sea slug, a dorid nudibranch, a shell-less marine gastropod mollusk in the family Phyllidiidae.- Distribution :...

Lamarck, 1801 (Central KwaZulu_Natal to Mozambique)(P. coelestis? (Bergh 1905))
Pyllidia zeylanica (Kelaart, 1859)

Phyllidia sp.

Dendrodorididae
Dendrodorididae
Dendrodorididae is a taxonomic family of sea slugs, dorid nudibranchs, marine gastropod molluscs in the Superfamily Phyllidioidea.- Genera :...

Blue-speckled nudibranch Dendrodoris caesia (Bergh, 1907)

Dendrodoris callosa (Bergh, 1907)

Tan dorid Dendrodoris capensis (Bergh, 1907)

Dendrodoris denisoni (Angas, 1864)

Dendrodoris nigra (Stimpson, 1855)

Dendrodoris rubra (Kelaart, 1858)

Dendrodoris spp. (3)

Scribbled nudibranch Doriopsilla miniata (Alder and Hancock, 1864)

White-spotted nudibranch Doriopsilla capensis Bergh, 1907

Doriopsilla spp. (2)

Mandeliidae
Mandeliidae
Mandeliidae is a family of sea slugs, dorid nudibranchs, marine gastropod mollusks in the superfamily Phyllidioidea. This family is within the clade Euctenidiacea. The family is named for the former President of South Africa, Nelson Mandela-External links:...

Mandela's nudibranch Mandelia mirocornata Valdes & Gosliner, 1999

Onchidorididae
Onchidorididae
Onchidorididae are a taxonomic family of dorid nudibranchs or sea slugs, marine gastropod molluscs.-Genera:Genera in the family Onchodorididae include:* Acanthodoris Gray, 1850, see Orange-peel doris* Adalaria Bergh, 1879...

Fluffy nudibranch
Fluffy nudibranch
The fluffy nudibranch, Acanthodoris planca, is a species of dorid nudibranch. It is a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Onchidorididae.-Distribution:...

Acanthodoris planca

Diaphodoris sp.

Corambidae
Corambidae
Corambidae is a family of sea slugs, dorid nudibranchs, marine gastropod mollusks in the superfamily Onchidoridoidea. This family is within the clade Euctenidiacea....

Crazed nudibranch
Crazed nudibranch
The crazed nudibranch, Corambe sp., as designated by Gosliner, 1987, is a species of sea slug, a dorid nudibranch, a marine gastropod mollusc in the superfamily Onchidoridoidea. It is also known as the moss animal nudibranch because its usual prey is a bryozoan, or moss animal...

Corambe sp.

Goniodorididae
Goniodorididae
Goniodorididae are a taxonomic family of sea slugs, specifically dorid nudibranchs, marine gastropod molluscs in the order Opisthobranchia.-Genera:Genera in the family Goniodorididae include:* Ancula Lovén, 1846* Goniodoris Forbes & Goodsir, 1939...

Giraffe spot nudibranch
Giraffe spot nudibranch
The giraffe spot nudibranch, Ancula sp., as designated by Gosliner, 1987, is a species of colourful sea slug, specifically a dorid nudibranch, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Goniodorididae...

Ancula sp.

Tugboat nudibranch Goniodoris mercurialis Macnae, 1958

Goniodoris castanea Alder and Hancock, 1845

Goniodoris ovata Barnard, 1934

Goniodoris sp.

Fiery nudibranch Okenia amoenula (Bergh, 1907)

Okenia sp.

White lined nudibranch Trapania sp.1

Trapania sp.(2)

Polyceridae
Polyceridae
Polyceridae is a taxonomic family of sea slugs, dorid nudibranchs, marine gastropod mollusks within the Superfamily Polyceroidea.- Taxonomy :...

Crimora sp.

Kalinga ornata
Kalinga ornata
Kalinga ornata is a species of large, colorful nudibranch in the family Polyceridae. It is the only species in the genus Kalinga, and is the type genus of the subfamily Kalinginae.-Distribution:...

Alder and Hancock, 1864

Tasseled nudibranch Kaloplocamus ramosus (Cantraine, 1835)

Orange-clubbed nudibranch Limacia clavigera
Limacia clavigera
The orange-clubbed nudibranch, Limacia clavigera, is a species of dorid nudibranch. It is a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Polyceridae.-Distribution:...

(Muller, 1776) (Cape Columbine to Eastern Cape)

Nembrotha livingstonei Allan, 1933

Nembrotha purpureolineata
Nembrotha purpureolineata
Nembrotha purpureolineata is a species of colourful sea slug, a dorid nudibranch, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Polyceridae. Nembrotha rutilans, classified as a separate species until 2008, has now been reclassified as Nembrotha purpureolineata.-Taxonomy:Nembrotha purpureolineata was...

O'Donoghue, 1924

Plocamophorus maculatus (Pease, 1860)
Plocamophorus sp.
Crowned nudibranch Polycera capensis Quoy and Gaimard, 1824 (Orange river to Eastern Cape)
Polycera hedgpethi Marcus, 1964
Four lined nudibranch Polycera quadrilineata (Muller, 1776)
Polycera sp. (not same as Twin crowned or Orange lined crowned)
Twin-crowned nudibranch
Twin-crowned nudibranch
The twin-crowned nudibranch, Polycera sp., as designated by Gosliner, 1987, is a species of dorid nudibranch. It is a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Polyceridae...

Polycera sp.1
Orange lined crowned nudibranch Polycera sp.2
Roboastra gracilis
Roboastra gracilis
Roboastra gracilis is a species of sea slug, a nudibranch, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Polyceridae.-Description:Robastra gracilis is a relatively small nudibranch reaching only 20–25 mm in length....

(Bergh, 1877)
Roboastra luteolineata
Roboastra luteolineata
Roboastra luteolineata, is a species of sea slug, a nudibranch, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Polyceridae.-Distribution:This species occurs in the tropical Indo-Pacific Ocean. It has been observed as far afield as Japan in the Northern hemisphere and the Poor Knights Islands in New...

(Baba, 1936)
Black nudibranch Tambja capensis (Bergh, 1907) (Cape Point to Tsitsikamma)
Tambja morosa
Tambja morosa
Tambja morosa, also known as Tambja kushimotoensis, is a species of sea slug, a dorid nudibranch, a shell-less marine opisthobranch gastropod mollusk in the subfamily Nembrothinae within the family Polyceridae, itself belonging to the clade Orthogastropoda within the clade Nudipleura...

(Bergh, 1877)
Tambja sp.
Thecacera pacifica
Thecacera pacifica
Thecacera pacifica is a species of sea slug in the family Polyceridae.- External links :* http://www.seaslugforum.net/thecpaci.htm...

(Bergh, 1883)
Thecacera pennigera (Montagu, 1804)
Thecacera sp.

Aegiridae

Knobbly nudibranch Aegires ninguis Fahey & Gosliner, 2004

Gymnodorididae

Gymnodorididae is a taxonomic family of sea slugs, dorid nudibranchs, gastropod molluscs in the superfamily Polyceroidea.This family has no subfamilies.-Genera:Genera in the family Gymnodorididae include:...

Gymnodoris alba (Bergh, 1877)
Gymnodoris ceylonica
Gymnodoris ceylonica
Gymnodoris ceylonica is a species of sea slug, a dorid nudibranch, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Gymnodorididae.-Description:...

(Kelaart, 1858)
Gymnodoris inornata (Bergh, 1880)
Gymnodoris okinawae Baba, 1936
Gymnodoris spp. (2)
Ghost nudibranch Lecithophorus capensis Macnae, 1958
Lecithophorus sp.

Hexabranchidae

Hexabranchidae is a taxonomic family of the colorful sea slugs which are known as nudibranchs. They are marine gastropod mollusks.This family is one of the many families of dorid nudibranchs in the suborder Doridina, named after Doris, who was a sea nymph in ancient Greek mythology.The family...

Spanish dancer Hexabranchus sanguineus (Ruppell and Leuckart, 1828) (KwaZulu-Natal south coast to Mozambique)

Okadaiidae

Okadaiidae is a family of sea slugs, dorid nudibranchs, marine gastropod mollusks in the superfamily Polyceroidea. This family is within the clade Euctenidiacea.This family has no subfamilies....

Okadaia elegans Baba 1931

Charcotiidae

Charcotiidae is a family of sea slugs, nudibranchs, shell-less marine gastropod molluscs, in the clade Euthyneura. There are no subfamilies in Charcotiidae...

Frilled nudibranch or Smits nudibranch Leminda millecra Griffiths, 1985

Dotidae

Dotidae are a taxonomic family of small sea slugs, nudibranchs, shell-less marine gastropod molluscs in the order Opisthobranchia.This family has also been spelled in the past as "Dotonidae" and "Dotoidae"...

Crowned doto Doto coronata (Gmelin, 1791)
Feathered doto Doto pinnatifida (Montagu, 1804)
Doto rosea Trinchese, 1881

Embletoniidae

Embletoniidae is a family of sea slugs, nudibranchs, marine gastropod molluscs, in the clade Nudipleura. There are no subfamilies in the Embletoniidae....

Embletonia gracilis Risbec, 1928

Proctonotidae

Gas flame nudibranch Bonisa nakaza Gosliner, 1981 (Cape Peninsula to Eastern Cape)
Cape silvertip nudibranch or Silvertip nudibranch Janolus capensis Bergh, 1907 (Cape Columbine to Eastern Cape)
Medallion silvertip nudibranch Janolus longidentatus Gosliner, 1981
Nippled nudibranch Janolus sp.

Arminidae

Arminidae is a family of sea slugs, marine gastropod mollusks in the superfamily Arminoidea.- Taxonomy :The Arminidae family is classified within the clade Cladobranchia, itself belonging to the clade Nudibranchia .This family has been renamed several times...

Armina berghi Thiele, 1925
Armina capensis (Bergh, 1907)
Armina euchroa (Bergh, 1907)
Gilchrists sand slug Armina gilchristi (Bergh, 1907)
Armina grisea O'Donoghue, 1927
Armina microdonta (Bergh, 1907)
Armina natalensis (Bergh, 1866)
Armina serrata O'Donoghue, 1929
Armina simoniana Thiele, 1925
Striped sand slug or Pierre's armina Armina sp.
White-ridged nudibranch
White-ridged nudibranch
The white-ridged nudibranch, Dermatobranchus sp. 1, as designated by Gosliner, 1987, is a species of nudibranch. It is a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Arminidae...

Dermatobranchus sp. 1 (Gosliner)
Dermatobranchus sp. 2
Dermatobranchus sp. 3
Brown ridged nudibranch
Brown ridged nudibranch
The brown ridged nudibranch, Dermatobranchus sp. 4, as designated by Gosliner, 1987, is a species of nudibranch. It is a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Arminidae. As at November 2009, it remained undescribed by science.-Distribution:...

or narrow ridged nudibranch Dermatobranchus sp. 4 (Gosliner)

Tritoniidae

Tritoniidae are a taxonomic family of dendronotid nudibranchs, marine gastropod molluscs.-Genera:Genera in the family Tritoniidae include:* Marionia Vayssiere, 1877* Trochuina Odhner, 1963* Tritonia Cuvier, 1798* Tritonidoxa Bergh, 1907...

Whip fan nudibranch Tritonia nilsodhneri Marcus, 1983
Tritonia aurantiacum Barnard, 1927
Tritonia pallida
Tritonia pallida
Tritonia pallida is a species of dendronotid nudibranch. It is a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Tritoniidae....

Stimpson, 1854
Tritonia indecora
Tritonia indecora
Tritonia indecora is a species of dendronotid nudibranch. It is a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Tritoniidae....

Bergh, 1907
Soft coral nudibranch
Soft coral nudibranch
The soft coral nudibranch, Tritonia sp. 1, as designated by Gosliner, 1987, is a species of small sea slug, a dendronotid nudibranch. It is a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Tritoniidae. As at November 2009, it remained undescribed by science....

Tritonia sp. 1 (Gosliner)
Brush nudibranch
Brush nudibranch
The brush nudibranch, Tritonia sp. 2, as designated by Gosliner, 1987, is a species of dendronotid nudibranch. It is a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Tritoniidae. As at November 2009, it remained undescribed by science.-Distribution:...

Tritonia sp. 2 (Gosliner)
Tritoniadoxa capensis Bergh, 1907
?Marionia spp. (2) (is Marionia valid and in Tritoniidae?)
?Marioniopsis cyanobranchiata (Ruppell and Leuckart, 1831) (is Marioniopsis valid and in Trtoniidae?)

Aranucidae

Aranucidae is a family of sea slugs, nudibranchs, marine gastropod mollusks in the superfamily Tritonioidea.- Taxonomy :This family is within the clade Cladobranchia...

Marianina rosea Pruvot-Fol, 1930

Bornellidae

Bornellidae is a family of sea snails or sea slugs, marine gastropod mollusks in the superfamily Tritonioidea.This family is within the clade Cladobranchia .- Taxonomy :...

Bornella adamsi Gray, 1850
Bornella anguilla Johnson, 1983

Dendronotidae

Dendronotidae is a family of sea slugs, nudibranchs, marine gastropod mollusks in the superfamily Tritonioidea.This family is within the clade Cladobranchia .-Description:...

Scyllaeidae

Scyllaeidae is a family of sea slugs, nudibranchs, marine gastropod mollusks in the superfamily Tritonioidea.This family is within the clade Cladobranchia .- Taxonomy :...

Iridescent nudibranch Notobryon wardi Ohdner, 1936 (Namaqualand to Tsitsikamma)
Scyllaea pelagica Linnaeus, 1758

Tethydidae

Tethydidae is a family of sea slugs, marine gastropod mollusks in the superfamily Tritonioidea.- Taxonomy :This family is within the clade Cladobranchia and has no subfamilies ....

Dinosaur nudibranch Melibe liltvedi Gosliner, 1987
Cowled nudibranch Melibe rosea Rang, 1829 (Orange river to Eastern Cape)
Melibe pilosa Pease, 1860
Melibe sp.

Flabellinidae

Flabellinidae is a taxonomic family of brightly-colored sea slugs, specifically nudibranchs, marine gastropod mollusks.This family has no subfamilies.-Genera and species:Genera and species within the family Flabellinidae include:...

Purple lady Flabellina funeka Gosliner and Griffiths, 1981
White-edged nudibranch or Chalk stripe nudibranch Flabellina capensis
Flabellina capensis
The white-edged nudibranch, Flabellina capensis, is a species of sea slug, specifically an aeolid nudibranch, a very colourful sea slug. It is a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Flabellinidae.-Distribution:...

(Thiele, 1025)
Flabellina spp. (3)
Coryphellina sp.

Fionidae

Fiona pinnata
Fiona pinnata
Fiona pinnata, common name Fiona, is a species of small pelagic sea slug, specifically a nudibranch, a marine gastropod mollusk in the superfamily Fionoidea...

(Eschscholtz, 1831)

Eubranchidae

Eubranchidae is a taxonomic family of sea slugs, marine gastropod mollusks in the superfamily Aeolidioidea, the aeolid nudibranchs.-Genera and species:Genera and species within the family Eubranchidae include:* Baeolidia...

Eubranchus sp.1
Eubranchus sp.2
Eubranchus sp.3
Fireworks nudibranch
Fireworks nudibranch
The fireworks nudibranch, Eubranchus sp. 4, as designated by Zsilavecz, 2007, is a species of sea slug or nudibranch, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Eubranchidae. It is an aeolid nudibranch, which is known to occur off the South African coast...

Eubranchus sp.4
Candelabra nudibranch
Candelabra nudibranch
The candelabra nudibranch, Eubranchus sp. 5, as designated by Zsilavecz, 2007, is a species of sea slug or nudibranch, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Eubranchidae. It is an aeolid nudibranch, which is known to occur off the South African coast...

Eubranchus sp.5 (Zsilavecz)

Tergipedidae

Tergipedidae is a family of seaslugs, aeolid nudibranchs, marine gastropod mollusks in the clade Nudibranchia .- Taxonomy :...

Candy nudibranch Cuthona speciosa
Cuthona speciosa
Cuthona speciosa, common name the "candy nudibranch", is a species of sea slug, an aeolid nudibranch, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Tergipedidae.- Distribution :The candy nudibranch is endemic to South Africa...

(Macnae, 1954)
Cuthona ornata Baba, 1937
Cuthona kanga (Edmunds, 1970)
Cuthona annulata (Baba, 1949)
Cuthona spp. (5)
Yellow candy nudibranch Cuthona sp.6
Cuthona sp.
Tergipes tergipes Forskal, 1779
Catriona casha Gosliner and Griffiths, 1981
Catriona columbiana O'Donoghue, 1922
Catriona sp.
Phestilla melanobrachia
Phestilla melanobrachia
Phestilla melanobrachia is a species of sea slug, an aolid nudibranch, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Tergipedidae.There are known two color forms of Phestilla melanobrachia: black and orange....

Bergh, 1874

Aeolidiidae

Aeolidiidae, the aeolid nudibranchs, are a family of Nudibranchs. Many feed on hydroids and thus have highly serrated radular teeth.- Genera :Genera and species within the Aeolidiidae include:* Aeolidia Cuvier, 1797 - type genus...

Indian nudibranch Aeolidiella indica
Aeolidiella indica
Anteaeolidiella foulisi, commonly called the indica nudibranch, is a species of sea slug, of aeolid nudibranchs. It is a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Aeolidiidae. -Distribution:...

Bergh, 1888 (Cape Columbine to central KwaZulu-Natal)
Aeolidiella alba Risbec, 1928
Berghia chaka Gosliner, 1985
Baeolidia palythoae Gosliner, 1985

Facelinidae

Facelinidae is a taxonomic family of colorful sea slugs. These are specifically aeolid nudibranchs. They are marine gastropod molluscs.- 2005 taxonomy :...

Night sky nudibranch Amanda armata Macnae, 1954
Caloria indica
Caloria indica
Caloria indica is a species of sea slug, an aeolid nudibranch, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Facelinidae.- External links :* http://www.seaslugforum.net/phidindi.htm*...

(Bergh, 1896)
Black-dot nudibranch
Black-dot nudibranch
The black-dot nudibranch, Caloria sp. 1, as designated by Gosliner, 1987, is a species of sea slug, specifically an aeolid nudibranch. They are marine gastropod molluscs in the family Facelinidae.-Distribution:...

Caloria sp. 1
Yellow-tipped nudibranch
Yellow-tipped nudibranch
The yellow-tipped nudibranch, Caloria sp. 2, as designated by Gosliner, 1987, is a species of sea slug, specifically an aeolid nudibranch. They are marine gastropod molluscs in the family Facelinidae.-Distribution:...

Caloria sp. 2
Caloria sp. 3
Orange eyed nudibranch or White tipped nudibranch Cratena capensis Barnard, 1927 (Cape Columbine to Eastern Cape)
Cratena simba Edmunds, 1970
Elegant nudibranch Cratena sp.1
Cratena spp. (+3)
Echinopsole fulvus Macnae, 1954
Olive nudibranch Facelina olivacea Macnae, 1954
Facellina annulata Macnae, 1954
Facellina sp.
Favorinus japonicus Baba, 1949
Favorinus ghanensis Edmunds, 1968
Moridilla brockii (Bergh, 1888)
Coral nudibranch Phyllodesmium serratum
Phyllodesmium serratum
Phyllodesmium serratum is a species of sea slug, an aolid nudibranch, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Facelinidae.- Distribution :The distribution of Phyllodesmium serratum includes Australia, Japan, Tanzania and South Africa....

(Baba, 1949) (Cape Point to northern KwaZulu-Natal)
Coral nudibranch Phyllodesmium horridum (Macnae, 1954) (this may replace previous entry P. serratum)
Phyllodesmium hyalinum
Phyllodesmium hyalinum
Phyllodesmium hyalinum is a species of sea slug, an aolid nudibranch, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Facelinidae.Phyllodesmium hyalinum is the type species of the genus Phyllodesmium.- Distribution :...

Ehrenberg, 1831
Phyllodesmium sp.
Pruvotfolia pselloites (Labbe, 1923)
Pteraeolidia ianthina
Pteraeolidia ianthina
Pteraeolidia ianthina is a species of sea slug, an aeolid nudibranch, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Glaucidae.-Distribution:...

(Angas, 1864)

Glaucidae

Glaucidae is a taxonomic family of colorful sea slugs. These are specifically aeolid nudibranchs. They are marine gastropod molluscs in the superfamily Aeolidioidea.-Genera and species:Genera and species within the family Glaucidae include:...

Four-colour nudibranch Godiva quadricolor
Godiva quadricolor
Godiva quadricolor is a species of sea slug, a nudibranch, a shell-less marine gastropod mollusc in the family Glaucidae.- Distribution :...

(Barnard, 1927) (Cape Point to Eastern Cape)
Sea swallow Glaucus atlanticus
Glaucus atlanticus
Glaucus atlanticus is a species of small-sized blue sea slug, a pelagic aeolid nudibranch, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Glaucidae...

Forster, 1777 (Cape Point to northern KwaZulu-Natal)

Family ?

Platydoris scabra (Cuvier 1806)
Platydoris cruenta (Quoy and Gaimard 1932)
Platydoris sp.

Cavoliniidae

Wing footed opisthobranchs Cavolinia spp.

Pulmonata
Pulmonata
The Pulmonata, or "pulmonates", are an informal group of snails and slugs characterized by the ability to breathe air, by virtue of having a pallial lung instead of a gill, or gills...

Onchidiidae

Onchidiidae are a family of small, air-breathing sea slugs. They are shell-less marine pulmonate gastropod molluscs. Onchidiidae is the only family within the superfamily Onchidioidea....

Airbreathing sea slug Onchidella capensis (Orange river to Cape Point)
Peronia peronii
Peronia peronii
Peronia peronii is a species of air-breathing sea slug, a shell-less marine pulmonate gastropod mollusk in the family Onchidiidae.-Distribution:This species is distributed in the Indian Ocean along Madagascar and Mozambique.-References:* Dayrat, B...

(Cuvier, 1804) (Northern KwaZulu-Natal)

Heterobranchia

Gymnosomata

Anaspidea

SacoglossaSacoglossaSacoglossa, commonly known as the sacoglossans or the "sap-sucking sea slugs", are a clade of small sea slugs and sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks that belong to the clade Heterobranchia...

NotaspideaNotaspideaNotaspidea, also known as the sidegill slugs, was a suborder which included both sea slugs and sea snails or false limpets, marine opisthobranch gastropod molluscs in the subclass Orthogastropoda....

Nudibranchia - Nudibranchs

PulmonataPulmonataThe Pulmonata, or "pulmonates", are an informal group of snails and slugs characterized by the ability to breathe air, by virtue of having a pallial lung instead of a gill, or gills...

Further reading

Sacoglossa
Sacoglossa
Sacoglossa, commonly known as the sacoglossans or the "sap-sucking sea slugs", are a clade of small sea slugs and sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks that belong to the clade Heterobranchia...

Notaspidea
Notaspidea
Notaspidea, also known as the sidegill slugs, was a suborder which included both sea slugs and sea snails or false limpets, marine opisthobranch gastropod molluscs in the subclass Orthogastropoda....

Pulmonata
Pulmonata
The Pulmonata, or "pulmonates", are an informal group of snails and slugs characterized by the ability to breathe air, by virtue of having a pallial lung instead of a gill, or gills...