Phanerobranch Dorid Nudibranchs

This list of phanerobranch dorids contains species from several families. Many of these species are small and often stiff, so they tend to be slow moving. Most are not commonly found, but that could be due more to their small size and slow movements than to any inherent rarity. Many of them were found only by turning over a rock and staring at the underside for several minutes before some of the small, cryptic species gave themselves away by slowly starting to move away from the light. Other species, such as the Nembrotha spp, are much larger and faster, and are often quite easy to see. Most likely most of these larger, more flamboyant species are toxic or distasteful to predators, and their bright colors and more exposed lifestyle may warn potential predators that this particular morsel is not edible.

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HEXABRANCHIDAE


Hexabranchus lacer


Hexabranchus lacer

Hexabranchus lacer

Hexabranchus lacer

POLYCERIDAE


Kaloplocamus
dokte


Kaloplocamus peludo

Nembrotha cristata

Nembrotha cristata juvenile

Nembrotha kubaryana

Palio gaeli

Plocamopherus
ceylonicus

Plocamopherus
cf lemur

Plocamopherus maculapodium

Plocamopherus maculatus

Plocamopherus
cf pecoso

Polycera japonica

Polycera risbeci

Polycera
sp. e160

Polycera
sp. e111

Polycera
sp. e598

Polycera sp. e715

Polycera sp. e900

Roboastra gracilis

Tambja kava

Tambja kava

Tambja morosa

Tambja sp. e777

Thecacera cf picta

OKADAIIDAE


Vayssierea felis

GONIODORIDIDAE


Ceratodoris kondoi

Ceratodoris nakamotoensis

Goniodoridella unidonta


Goniodoridella
sp. e297


Goniodoridella
sp. e646

Goniodoridella sp. e717

Goniodoris felis

Murphydoris
cf puncticulata

Murphydoris sp. e948

Pelagella albopunctata

Pelagella joubini

Pelagella scottjohnsoni

Pelagella
sp. e295

Trapania aurata

Trapania circinata

Trapania euryeia

Trapania miltabrancha

Trapania cf reticulata

Trapania scurra

Trapania squama

Trapania tora

Trapania sp. e759

Trapania sp. e837

AEGIRETIDAE


Aegires
incusus


Aegires citrin
us

Aegires exech
es

Aegires flores

Aegires lemoncello

Aegires
cf petalis

Aegires pruvotfolae

Aegires
sp. e118

Aegires
sp. e224

Aegires
sp. e224

Aegires
sp. e270

Aegires
sp. e593

Aegires sp. e752

Aegires sp. e785

Aegires sp. e872

Family Unknown


dorid sp. e564


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