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Family: Dorididae (See list of species below)

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67 species with fin ray counts including ? spines in dorsal and ? in anal fins (see list below)
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Alloiodoris marmorata
[Marmorata Alloiodoris]
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Aphelodoris antillensis
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Aphelodoris berghi
[Bergh's Aphelodoris]
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Aphelodoris brunnea
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Aphelodoris rossquicki
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Aphelodoris varia
[Variable Aphelodoris]
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Aporodoris millegrana
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Asteronotus cespitosus
[Clumpy nudibranch]
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Asteronotus harmandi
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Asteronotus mabila
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Cadlina georgiensis
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Cadlina magellanica
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Conualevia alba
[White smooth-horn doris]
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Conualevia marcusi
[Ernst's dorid]
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Doris alboranica
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Doris bertheloti
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Doris bicolor
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Doris bovena
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Doris cameroni
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Doris claurina
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Doris falklandica
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Doris fontainii
[Large warted sea slug]
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Doris fretterae
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Doris granulosa
[Glandular dorid]
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Doris ilo
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Doris kerguelenensis
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Doris kyolis
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Doris marmorata
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Doris montereyensis
[Monterey sea-lemon]
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Doris nobilis
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Doris ocelligera
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Doris odhneri
[White night doris]
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Doris odonoghuei
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Doris pickensi
[Picken's dorid]


Doris pseudoargus
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Doris pseudoverrucosa
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Doris raripilosa
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Doris sticta
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Doris verrucosa
[Sponge slug]
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Doris villosa
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Doris viridis
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Doris wellingtonensis
[Wellington nudibranch]
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Etidoris ladislavii
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Halgerda albocristata
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Halgerda batangas
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Halgerda brunneomaculata
[Brown-spotted halgerda]


Halgerda carlsoni
[Carlson's Halgerda]


Halgerda dalanghita
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Halgerda formosa
[Beautiful halgerda]
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Halgerda iota
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Halgerda johnsonorum
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Halgerda malesso
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Halgerda okinawa
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Halgerda punctata
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Halgerda terramtuentis
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Halgerda tessellata
[Tessellated halgerda]
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Halgerda wasinensis
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Halgerda willeyi
[Willey's Halgerda]
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Halgerda xishaensis
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Homoiodoris japonica
[Japanese dorid]


Neodoris chrysoderma
[Chrysanthemum neodoris]
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Siraius kyolis
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Siraius nucleola
[Kernel siraius]
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Sphaerodoris papillata
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Taringa halgerda
[Pom-pom taringa]
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Trippa albata
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Trippa anceps
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67 Species of Family Dorididae
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Sort by: Species Length
Scientific Name English Name Distribution Max. Length (cm)
Alloiodoris marmorata Marmorata Alloiodoris Eastern Indian Ocean
Aphelodoris antillensis Western Atlantic.
Aphelodoris berghi Bergh's Aphelodoris Eastern Indian Ocean 4 TL
Aphelodoris brunnea Eastern Atlantic and West
Aphelodoris rossquicki Eastern Indian Ocean
Aphelodoris varia Variable Aphelodoris Indo-West Pacific 5 TL
Aporodoris millegrana Atlantic Ocean. 3 DL
Asteronotus cespitosus Clumpy nudibranch Indo-Pacific 22 TL
Asteronotus harmandi Western Pacific
Asteronotus mabila Western Central Pacific
Cadlina georgiensis Western Atlantic.
Cadlina magellanica Southeast Pacific and Sou 0.8 DL
Conualevia alba White smooth-horn doris Eastern Pacific and Weste 2.4 TL
Conualevia marcusi Ernst's dorid Eastern Central Pacific 2 TL
Doris alboranica Mediterranean Sea.
Doris bertheloti Mediterranean Sea.
Doris bicolor Western Atlantic and the
Doris bovena Western Atlantic. 1.7 DL
Doris cameroni Indo-West Pacific
Doris claurina Southeast Pacific
Doris falklandica Southwest Atlantic. 1.9 DL
Doris fontainii Large warted sea slug Southeast Pacific and Sou 12 DL
Doris fretterae Western Atlantic. 3 DL
Doris granulosa Glandular dorid Indo-West Pacific. 2.8 TL
Doris ilo Western Atlantic. 2.5 DL
Doris kerguelenensis Southeast Pacific, Southw 12 DL
Doris kyolis Western Atlantic. 1.8 DL
Doris marmorata Mediterranean Sea.
Doris montereyensis Monterey sea-lemon Eastern Pacific, Southwes 15 TL
Doris nobilis Northeast Atlantic.
Doris ocelligera Mediterranean Sea.
Doris odhneri White night doris Eastern Pacific. Tropica 20 TL
Doris odonoghuei Eastern Pacific.
Doris pickensi Picken's dorid Eastern Central Pacific 2.5 TL
Doris pseudoargus Northeast Atlantic and th
Doris pseudoverrucosa Mediterranean Sea.
Doris raripilosa Western Central Pacific
Doris sticta Northeast Atlantic and th
Doris verrucosa Sponge slug Atlantic Ocean, Western I 7 DL
Doris villosa Eastern Central Pacific
Doris viridis Pacific Ocean.
Doris wellingtonensis Wellington nudibranch Indo-West Pacific 20 TL
Etidoris ladislavii Western Atlantic. 2.4 DL
Halgerda albocristata Western Central Pacific
Halgerda batangas Western Pacific.
Halgerda brunneomaculata Brown-spotted halgerda Western Pacific. 2.5 TL
Halgerda carlsoni Carlson's Halgerda Indo-West Pacific 5 TL
Halgerda dalanghita Western Central Pacific
Halgerda formosa Beautiful halgerda Western Indian Ocean.
Halgerda iota Indian Ocean 1.5 TL
Halgerda johnsonorum Western Central Pacific
Halgerda malesso Indo-West Pacific. 7 TL
Halgerda okinawa Western Pacific
Halgerda punctata Western Indian Ocean.
Halgerda terramtuentis Eastern Central Pacific 5 TL
Halgerda tessellata Tessellated halgerda Indo-West Pacific. 3.5 TL
Halgerda wasinensis Western Indian Ocean.
Halgerda willeyi Willey's Halgerda Indo-Pacific 7 TL
Halgerda xishaensis Northwest Pacific
Homoiodoris japonica Japanese dorid Northwest Pacific
Neodoris chrysoderma Chrysanthemum neodoris Indo-West Pacific
Siraius kyolis Western Atlantic
Siraius nucleola Kernel siraius Indo-West Pacific
Sphaerodoris papillata Indo-West Pacific
Taringa halgerda Pom-pom taringa Western Central Pacific
Trippa albata Eastern Indian Ocean
Trippa anceps Western Atlantic. 1 DL



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