List of marine heterobranch gastropods of South Africa
Introduction Map of the Southern African coastline showing some of the landmarks referred to in species range statementsThe '''list of marine heterobranch gastropods of South Africa''' is a list of saltwater mollusc species that form a part of the molluscan fauna of South Africa. 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*Variegated sundial shell ''Heliacus variegatus'' (Gmelin, 1791) (Eastern Cape to Mozambique)Siphonariidae - False limpets*''Siphonaria annaea'' Tomlin, 1944 (Durban northwards)*Cape False limpet ''Siphonaria capensis'' Quoy and Gaimard (Namibia to northern KwaZulu-Natal)* ''Siphonaria compressa'' 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*''Ringicula turtoni'' Bartsch, 1915Acteonidae*''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'' (Reeve, 1842)Bullinidae*''Bullina scabra'' Gmelin, 1791*''Bullina oblonga'' Sowerby, 1897Hydatinidae*Polka-dot bubble shell ''Micromelo undata'' (Brughiere, 1792) (Transkei to Mozambique)*Striped bubble shell ''Hydatina physis'' (Linnaeus, 1758) (Eastern Cape to Mozambique)*''Hydatina amplustre'' (Linnaeus, 1758)*''Hydatina velum'' (Gmelin, 1791)*''Hydatina albocincta'' (van der Hoeven, 1811)Cylichnidae*''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*''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*Sand slug ''Philine aperta'' (Linnaeus, 1767) (Cape Columbine to Mozambique)*''Philine berghi'' Smith, 1910Gastropteridae*''Gastropteron flavobrunneum'' Gosliner, 1984*''Gastropteron alboaurantium'' Gosliner, 1984Aglajidae*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*''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*''Metaruncina sp. ''Bullidae*''Bulla ampulla'' (Linnaeus 1758)Limacinidae *''Limacina bulimoides'' (Orbigny, 1836)*''Limacina antarctica'' 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*''Cavolinia gibbosa'' (Orbigny, 1836)*''Cavolinia globosa'' (Gray, 1850)*''Cavolinia inflexa'' (Lesueur, 1813)*''Cavolinia tridentata'' (Niebuhr, 1775)*''Clio andreae'' (Boas, 1886)*''Clio chaptalii'' Gray, 1850*''Clio cuspidata'' (Bosc, 1802)*''Clio pyramidata'' 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*''Cymbulia sibogae'' Tesch, 1903*''Gleba cordata'' Niebuhr, 1776Desmopteridae*''Desmopterus papilio'' Chun 1889===Gymnosomata===Clionidae*''Clione limacina'' (Phipps, 1774) (Pelagic northern and southern hemispheres) (southern hemisphere may be a distinct species, ''Clione antarctica'')Pneumodermatidae*''Spongiobranchaea australis'' (d'Orbigny, 1836) (Pelagic, southern hemisphere)===Anaspidea===Akeridae*''Akera soluta'' (Gmelin 1791)Aplysiidae*Dwarf sea hare ''Aplysia parvula'' Morch, 1863*Spotted sea hare ''Aplysia oculifera'' Adams and Reeve, 1850 (Cape Point to northern KwaZulu-Natal)*''Aplysia dactylomela'' Rang, 1828*''Aplysia maculata'' Rang, 1828*Variable sea hare ''Aplysia juliana'' 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'' (Solander, 1786) (Mossel Bay to Mozambique)*''Dolabrifera dolabrifera'' (Rang, 1828)*''Paraplysia lowii'' Gilchrist, 1900*''Stylocheilus longicauda'' (Quoy and Gaimard 1824)===Sacoglossa===Oxynoidae*''Lobiger souverbiei'' Fischer, 1856*''Lophopleurella capensis'' (Thiele, 1912)*''Oxynoe viridis'' (Pease, 1861)*''Oxynoe sp. ''Juliidae*''Berthelinia schlumbergeri'' Dautzenberg, 1895*''Julia zebra'' Kawaguti, 1981Volvatellidae*''Ascobulla fischeri'' (Adams & Angas, 1864)*''Volvatella laguncula'' Sowerby, 1894Placobranchidae*''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'' (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'' (Alder & Hancock, 1843)*''Stiliger ornatus'' Ehrenberg, 1831Caliphyllidae*''Mourgona'' sp. *''Polybranchia orientalis'' (Kelaart, 1858) - cited as ''Phyllobranchillus orientalis''Hermaeidae*Table Bay nudibranch ''Aplysiopsis sinusmensalis'' (Macnae, 1954)===Notaspidea===Umbraculidae*''Tylodina alfredensis'' Turton, 1932*Umbrella pleurobranch ''Umbraculum sinicum'' (Gmelin, 1783) (transkei to Mozambique)Pleurobranchidae*''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*''Doridoxa benthalis'' Barnard, 1963Dorididae*''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'' (Bergh, 1907)*''Doris spp. (2)''*''Doriopsis pecten'' (Collingwood, 1881)*? Ocellate dorid ''Gargamella sp.1''*? ''Gargamella sp.2''*Velvet dorid ''Jorunna tomentosa'' (Cuvier, 1804)*Dotted nudibranch ''Jorunna zania'' (Transkei to northern KwaZulu-Natal)Marcus 1976The following four species are listed as incertae sedis by Gosliner:*''Doris natalensis'' Krauss, 1848*''Doris pseudida'' Bergh, 1907*''Doris perplexa'' Bergh, 1907*''Doris glabella'' Bergh, 1907Actinocyclidae*''Hallaxa sp. ''Chromodorididae*Saddled nudibranch ''Cadlina sp.1''*Brown-dotted nudibranch ''Cadlina sp.2''*''Cadlina sp.3''* Cadlina sp.4*''Cadlinella ornatissima'' (Risbec, 1928)*''Ceratosoma cornigerum'' (Adams and Reeve, 1850)*Inkspot nudibranch or Lipstick nudibranch ''Ceratosoma ingozi'' Gosliner, 1996*''Ceratosoma tenue'' Abraham, 1876*''Chromodoris africana'' Eliot 1904*''Chromodoris albolimbata'' Bergh, 1907*''Chromodoris alderi'' Collingwood, 1881*Polka-dot chromodorid ''Chromodoris annulata'' Eliot 1904 (Transkei to northern KwaZulu-Natal)*''Chromodoris boucheti'' Rudman, 1982*''Chromodoris conchyliata'' Yonow, 1984*''Chromodoris euelpis'' Bergh, 1907*''Chromodoris fidelis'' Kelaart, 1858*''Chromodoris geminus'' Rudman, 1987*''Chromodoris cf. geminus''*''Chromodoris geometrica'' Risbec, 1928*''Chromodoris hamiltoni'' 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 tinctoria'' (Ruppell and Leuckart, 1828)*Gaudy chromodorid ''Chromodoris vicina'' Eliot, 1904 (Central to northern KwaZulu-Natal)*''Chromodoris spp. (7)'' *''Durvilledoris lemniscata'' (Quoy and Gaimard, 1832)*''Glossodoris atromarginata'' (Cuvier 1804)*''Glossodoris cincta'' (Bergh, 1888)*''Glossodoris pallida'' (Ruppell and Leuckart, 1830)*''Glossodoris symmetricus'' Rudman, 1990*''Glossodoris undaurum'' Rudman, 1985*''Glossodoris spp. (4)''*''Hypselodoris bullockii'' (Collingwood, 1881)*Cape dorid ''Hypselodoris capensis'' (Barnard, 1927) (Cape Columbine to Transkei)*''Hypselodoris carnea'' (Bergh, 1889)*''Hypselodoris fucata'' Gosliner & Johnson, 1999*Mottled dorid ''Hypselodoris infucata'' (Ruppell and Leuckart, 1828) (Central KwaZulu-Natal to Mozambique)*''Hypselodoris maculosa'' (Pease, 1871)*''Hypselodoris maridadilus'' Rudman, 1977*''Hypselodoris rudmani'' 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'' (Ruppell and Leuckart, 1828)*''Thorunna horologia'' Rudman, 1984Discodorididae*''Discodoris coerulescens'' Bergh, 1888*''Discodoris fragilis'' (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 ''Aphelodoris sp. 1''*? Brown-spotted nudibranch ''Aphelodoris sp. 2''*? Spiky nudibranch ''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'' Rudman, 1928*''Halgerda dichromis'' Fahey and Gosliner, 1999*''Halgerda tessellata'' Bergh, 1880*''Halgerda toliara'' Fahey and Gosliner, 1999*''Halgerda wasinensis'' Eliot, 1904*''Halgerda formosa'' Bergh, 1880*''Halgerda punctata'' Farran, 1902*''Rostanga muscula'' (Abraham, 1877)* Red sponge nudibranch  or Orange dorid ''Rostanga elandsia'' Garovoy, Valdes & Gosliner, 2001* ''Rostanga phepha'' Garovoy, Valdés & Gosliner, 2001Phyllidiidae*''Ceratophyllidia africana'' Eliot, 1903*''Phyllidia ocellata'' Cuvier, 1804*Ridged nudibranch ''Phyllidia varicosa'' Lamarck, 1801 (Central KwaZulu_Natal to Mozambique)(P. coelestis? (Bergh 1905))*''Phyllidiella zeylanica (Kelaart, 1859)''*''Phyllidia sp. ''Dendrodorididae*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*Mandela's nudibranch ''Mandelia mirocornata'' Valdes & Gosliner, 1999Onchidorididae*Fluffy nudibranch ''Acanthodoris planca''*''Diaphodoris sp. ''Corambidae*Crazed nudibranch ''Corambe sp. ''Goniodorididae*Giraffe spot nudibranch ''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*''Crimora sp. ''*''Kalinga ornata'' Alder and Hancock, 1864*Tasseled nudibranch ''Kaloplocamus ramosus'' (Cantraine, 1835)*Orange-clubbed nudibranch ''Limacia clavigera'' (Muller, 1776) (Cape Columbine to Eastern Cape)*''Nembrotha livingstonei'' Allan, 1933*''Nembrotha purpureolineata'' O'Donoghue, 1924*''Plocamopherus apheles'' (Barnard, 1927)*''Plocamopherus maculatus'' (Pease, 1860)*''Plocamopherus 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 ''Polycera sp.1''*Orange lined crowned nudibranch ''Polycera sp.2''*''Roboastra gracilis'' (Bergh, 1877)*''Roboastra luteolineata'' (Baba, 1936)*Black nudibranch ''Tambja capensis'' (Bergh, 1907) (Cape Point to Tsitsikamma)*''Tambja morosa'' (Bergh, 1877)*''Tambja sp. ''*''Thecacera pacifica'' (Bergh, 1883)*''Thecacera pennigera'' (Montagu, 1804)*''Thecacera sp. ''Aegiridae*Knobbly nudibranch ''Aegires ninguis'' Fahey & Gosliner, 2004Gymnodorididae*''Gymnodoris alba'' (Bergh, 1877)*''Gymnodoris ceylonica'' (Kelaart, 1858)*''Gymnodoris inornata'' (Bergh, 1880)*''Gymnodoris okinawae'' Baba, 1936*''Gymnodoris spp. (2)''*Ghost nudibranch ''Lecithophorus capensis'' Macnae, 1958*''Lecithophorus sp. ''Hexabranchidae*Spanish dancer ''Hexabranchus sanguineus'' (Ruppell and Leuckart, 1828) (KwaZulu-Natal south coast to Mozambique)Okadaiidae*''Okadaia elegans'' Baba 1931Charcotiidae*Frilled nudibranch or Smits nudibranch ''Leminda millecra'' Griffiths, 1985Dotidae*Crowned doto ''Doto africoronata'' Shipman & Gosliner, 2015*Feathered doto ''Doto pinnatifida'' (Montagu, 1804)*''Doto rosea'' Trinchese, 1881Embletoniidae*''Embletonia gracilis'' Risbec, 1928Proctonotidae*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*''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 ''Dermatobranchus sp. 1 (Gosliner)''*''Dermatobranchus sp. 2''*''Dermatobranchus sp. 3''*Brown ridged nudibranch or narrow ridged nudibranch ''Dermatobranchus sp. 4 (Gosliner)''Tritoniidae*Whip fan nudibranch ''Tritonia nilsodhneri'' Marcus, 1983*''Tritonia aurantiacum'' Barnard, 1927*''Tritonia pallida'' Stimpson, 1854*''Tritonia indecora'' Bergh, 1907*Soft coral nudibranch ''Tritonia sp. 1 (Gosliner)''*Brush nudibranch ''Tritonia sp. 2 (Gosliner)'' *''Tritoniadoxa capensis'' Bergh, 1907*? ''Marionia spp. (2)'' (is ''Marionia'' valid and in Tritoniidae? )*''Marionia cyanobranchiata'' (Ruppell and Leuckart, 1831) (species inquirenda)Aranucidae*''Marianina rosea'' Pruvot-Fol, 1930Bornellidae*''Bornella adamsii'' Gray, 1850*''Bornella anguilla'' Johnson, 1983DendronotidaeScyllaeidae*Iridescent nudibranch ''Notobryon wardi'' Ohdner, 1936 (Namaqualand to Tsitsikamma)*''Scyllaea pelagica'' Linnaeus, 1758Tethydidae* Dinosaur nudibranch ''Melibe liltvedi'' Gosliner, 1987*Cowled nudibranch ''Melibe rosea'' Rang, 1829 (Orange river to Eastern Cape)*''Melibe pilosa'' Pease, 1860*''Melibe sp. ''Flabellinidae*Purple lady ''Flabellina funeka'' Gosliner and Griffiths, 1981*White-edged nudibranch or Chalk stripe nudibranch ''Flabellina capensis'' (Thiele, 1025)*''Flabellina spp. (3)''*''Coryphellina sp. ''Fionidae*''Fiona pinnata'' (Eschscholtz, 1831)Eubranchidae*''Eubranchus sp.1''*''Eubranchus sp.2''*''Eubranchus sp.3''*Fireworks nudibranch ''Eubranchus sp.4''*Candelabra nudibranch ''Eubranchus sp.5 (Zsilavecz)''Tergipedidae*Candy nudibranch ''Cuthona speciosa'' (Macnae, 1954)*''Cuthona ornata'' Baba, 1937*''Cuthona kanga'' (Edmunds, 1970)*''Cuthona anulata'' (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'' Bergh, 1874Aeolidiidae*Indian nudibranch ''Aeolidiella indica'' Bergh, 1888 (Cape Columbine to central KwaZulu-Natal)*''Aeolidiella alba'' Risbec, 1928*''Berghia chaka'' Gosliner, 1985*''Baeolidia palythoae'' Gosliner, 1985Facelinidae*Night sky nudibranch ''Amanda armata'' Macnae, 1954*''Caloria indica'' (Bergh, 1896)*Black-dot nudibranch ''Caloria sp. 1''*Yellow-tipped nudibranch ''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'' (Baba, 1949) (Cape Point to northern KwaZulu-Natal)*Coral nudibranch ''Phyllodesmium horridum'' (Macnae, 1954)  (this may replace previous entry ''P. serratum'')*''Phyllodesmium hyalinum'' Ehrenberg, 1831*''Phyllodesmium sp.'' *''Pruvotfolia pselliotes'' (Labbe, 1923)*''Pteraeolidia ianthina'' (Angas, 1864)Glaucidae*Four-colour nudibranch ''Godiva quadricolor'' (Barnard, 1927) (Cape Point to Eastern Cape)*Sea swallow ''Glaucus atlanticus'' 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===Onchidiidae*Airbreathing sea slug ''Onchidella capensis'' (Orange river to Cape Point)*''Peronia peronii'' (Cuvier, 1804) (Northern KwaZulu-Natal)
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