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The 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, the heterobranchs (meaning "different-gilled snails"), is a taxonomic clade of snails and slugs, which includes marine, aquatic and terrestrial gastropod mollusks.

Heterobranchia is one of the main clades of gastropods. Currently Heterobranchia comprises three informal groups: the lower heterobranchs, the opisthobranchs and the pulmonates. (Full article...)

Heterobranchia

Architectonicidae

• Variegated sundial shell Heliacus variegatus (Gmelin, 1791) (Eastern Cape to Mozambique)[1]

Siphonariidae - False limpets

• Siphonaria annaea Tomlin, 1944 (Durban northwards)[1]
• Cape False limpet Siphonaria capensis Quoy and Gaimard (Namibia to northern KwaZulu-Natal)[1]
• Siphonaria compressa Allanson, 1958[2]
• Siphonaria concinna Sowerby, 1824 (Cape Point to Zululand)[1]
• Siphonaria nigerrima Smith, 1903 (Zululand to Mozambique)[1]
• Siphonaria oculus Krauss, 1848 (Cape Point to Zululand)[1]
• Siphonaria serrata Fischer, 1807 (Saldanha Bay to Zululand)[1]
• Siphonaria tenuicostulata Smith, 1903 (Durban to Mozambique)[1]

Ringiculidae

• Ringicula turtoni Bartsch, 1915[3]

Acteonidae

• Acteon fortis Thiele, 1925[3]
• Acteon flammeus (Gmelin, 1791)[3]
• Acteon pudicus (A. Adams, 1854)[3]
• Rictaxis albis (Sowerby, 1873)[3]
• Japonacteon sp.[3]
• Pupa affinis (A. Adams, 1854)[3]
• Pupa niecaensis (Barnard, 1963)[3]
• Pupa solidula (Linnaeus, 1758)[3]
• Pupa sulcata (Gmelin, 1791)[3]
• Pupa suturalis (A. Adams, 1854)[3]
• Pupa tessellata (Reeve, 1842)[3]

Bullinidae

• Bullina scabra Gmelin, 1791[3]
• Bullina oblonga Sowerby, 1897[3]

Hydatinidae

• Polka-dot bubble shell Micromelo undata (Brughiere, 1792) (Transkei to Mozambique)[1][3]
• Striped bubble shell Hydatina physis (Linnaeus, 1758) (Eastern Cape to Mozambique)[1][3]
• Hydatina amplustre (Linnaeus, 1758)[3]
• Hydatina velum (Gmelin, 1791)[3]
• Hydatina albocincta (van der Hoeven, 1811)[3]

Cylichnidae

• Cylichnella agulhasensis (Thiele, 1925)[3]
• Cylichnella meridionalis (Smith, 1902)[3]
• Cylichnella miniscula (Turton, 1932)[3]
• Cylichnella natalensis (Barnard, 1963)[3]
• Cylichnella nitens (Smith, 1872)[3]
• Cylichnella smithi (Bartsch, 1915)[3]
• Cylichna africana Bartsch, 1915[3]
• Cylichna bistriata Tomlin, 1920[3]
• Cylichna dulcis Thiele. 1925[3]
• Cylichna nitens Smith, 1903[3]
• Cylichna remissa Smith, 1890[3]
• Cylichna tubulosa Gould, 1859[3]
• Scaphander punctostriatus (Mighels. 1841)[3]

Retusidae

• Retusa agulhasensis Thiele, 1925[3]
• Retusa natalensis Barnard, 1963[3]
• Retusa sp. cf. nicobarica Thiele, 1925[3]
• Retusa sp. cf. semen Thiele, 1925[3]
• Retusa truncatula Bruguiere, 1792[3]
• Volvulella mutabilis (Barnard, 1963)[3]
• Volvulella pia (Thiele, 1925)[3]
• Volvulella rostrata (A. Adams, 1854)[3]

Philinidae

• Sand slug Philine aperta (Linnaeus, 1767) (Cape Columbine to Mozambique)[1][3][4][5]
• Philine berghi Smith, 1910[3]

Gastropteridae

• Gastropteron flavobrunneum Gosliner, 1984[3]
• Gastropteron alboaurantium Gosliner, 1984[3]

Aglajidae

• Slipper slug Philinopsis capensis (Bergh, 1907)[3][5]
• Philinopsis dubia (O'Donoghue, 1929)[3]
• Philinopsis cyanea(Martens, 1879)[3]
• Chelidonura fulvipunctata Baba, 1938[3]
• Chelidonura hurundinina (Quoy and Gaimard, 1824)[3]

Haminoeidae

• Atys cylindrica (Heibling, 1779)[3]
• Green bubble shell Haminoea alfredensis Bartsch, 1915 (Namaqualand to Eastern Cape)[1][3]
• Haminoea natalensis (Krauss, 1848) (KwaZulu-Natal)[1][3]
• Roxania utriculus (Brocchi, 1814)[3]
• Smaragdinella sieboldi A. Adams, 1864[3]
• Smaragdinella calyculata (Broderip and Sowerby, 1829)[3]
• Phenerophthalmus smaragdinus (Ruppell and Leuckart, 1831)[3]

Runcinidae

• Metaruncina sp.[3]

Bullidae

• Bulla ampulla (Linnaeus 1758)[3]

Limacinidae

• Limacina bulimoides (Orbigny, 1836)[3]
• Limacina antarctica Woodward, 1854 - mentioned in traditional views as Limacina helicina (Phipps, 1774)[3] (cf.[6])
• Limacina inflata (Orbigny, 1836)[3]
• Limacina lesueurii (Orbigny, 1836)[3]
• Limacina trochiformis (Orbigny, 1836)[3]

Cavoliniidae

• Cavolinia gibbosa (Orbigny, 1836)[3]
• Cavolinia globosa (Gray, 1850)[3]
• Cavolinia inflexa (Lesueur, 1813)[3]
• Cavolinia tridentata (Niebuhr, 1775)[3]
• Clio andreae (Boas, 1886)[3]
• Clio chaptalii Gray, 1850[3]
• Clio cuspidata (Bosc, 1802)[3]
• Clio pyramidata Linnaeus, 1767[3]
• Creseis acicula (Rang, 1828)[3]
• Creseis virgula (Rang, 1828)[3]
• Cuvierina columnella (Rang, 1827)[3]
• Diacria quadridentata (Blainville, 1821)[3]
• Diacria trispinosa (Blainville, 1821)[3]
• Styliola subula (Quoy and Gaimard, 1827)[3]

Peraclididae

• Peraclis moluccensis (Tesch, 1903)[3]
• Peraclis reticulata (Orbigny, 1836)[3]

Cymbuliidae

• Cymbulia sibogae Tesch, 1903[3]
• Gleba cordata Niebuhr, 1776[3]

Desmopteridae

• Desmopterus papilio Chun 1889[3]

Gymnosomata

Clionidae

• Clione limacina (Phipps, 1774) (Pelagic northern and southern hemispheres)[3] (southern hemisphere may be a distinct species, Clione antarctica)[7]

Pneumodermatidae

• Spongiobranchaea australis (d'Orbigny, 1836)[3] (Pelagic, southern hemisphere)[8]

Anaspidea

Akeridae

• Akera soluta (Gmelin 1791)[3]

Aplysiidae

• Dwarf sea hare Aplysia parvula Morch, 1863[1][3][4][5]
• Spotted sea hare Aplysia oculifera Adams and Reeve, 1850 (Cape Point to northern KwaZulu-Natal)[1][3][5]
• Aplysia dactylomela Rang, 1828[1][3]
• Aplysia maculata Rang, 1828[3]
• Variable sea hare Aplysia juliana Quoy and Gaimard, 1832[3][5]
• Shaggy sea hare Bursatella leachi leachi (Blainville. 1817) (Cape Columbine to Mozambique)[1][3]
• Shaggy sea hare Bursatella leachi africana (Engel, 1927)[3][4][5]
• Wedge sea hare Dolabella auricularia (Solander, 1786) (Mossel Bay to Mozambique)[1][3]
• Dolabrifera dolabrifera (Rang, 1828)[3]
• Paraplysia lowii Gilchrist, 1900[3]
• Stylocheilus longicauda (Quoy and Gaimard 1824)[3]

Sacoglossa

Oxynoidae

• Lobiger souverbiei Fischer, 1856[3]
• Lophopleurella capensis (Thiele, 1912)[3]
• Oxynoe viridis (Pease, 1861)[3]
• Oxynoe sp.[3]

Juliidae

• Berthelinia schlumbergeri Dautzenberg, 1895[3]
• Julia zebra Kawaguti, 1981[3]

Volvatellidae

• Ascobulla fischeri (Adams & Angas, 1864)[3]
• Volvatella laguncula Sowerby, 1894[3]

Placobranchidae

• Elysia halimedae Macnae, 1954[3]
• Elysia marginata (Pease, 1871)[3]
• Elysia moebii (Bergh, 1888)[3]
• Elysia livida Baba, 1955[3]
• Elysia rufescens (Pease, 1871)[3]
• Elysia vatae Risbec, 1928[3]
• Elysia virgata (Bergh, 1888)[3]
• Plant-sucking nudibranch Elysia viridis (Montagu, 1804) (Namaqualand to northern KwaZulu-Natal)[1][3]
• Plant-sucking nudibranch Elysia sp.[4][5] This may be the same species as listed above as E. viridis. There may be question of identification.
• Elysia spp. (7)[3]

Limapontiidae

• Dendritic nudibranch Placida dendritica (Alder & Hancock, 1843)[3][5]
• Stiliger ornatus Ehrenberg, 1831[3]

Caliphyllidae

• Mourgona sp.[3]
• Polybranchia orientalis (Kelaart, 1858) - cited as Phyllobranchillus orientalis[3]

Hermaeidae

• Table Bay nudibranch Aplysiopsis sinusmensalis (Macnae, 1954)[3][5]

Notaspidea

Umbraculidae

• Tylodina alfredensis Turton, 1932[3]
• Umbrella pleurobranch[1] Umbraculum sinicum (Gmelin, 1783) (transkei to Mozambique)[3]

Pleurobranchidae

• Berthella plumula (Montagu, 1803)[3]
• Berthella tupala Marcus, 1957[3]
• Berthella sp.[3]
• Lemon pleurobranch Berthellina citrina (Ruppell and Leuckart, 1828) (Cape Point to Mozambique)[1][3]
• Lemon pleurobranch Berthellina granulata (Krauss, 1848) [4][5] (This may replace previous entry B. citrina)
• Euselenops luniceps (Cuvier, 1817)[3]
• Pleurobranchaea algoensis Thiele, 1925[3]
• Pleurobranchaea brockii Bergh, 1897[3]
• Pleurobranchaea melanopus Bergh, 1907[3]
• Pleurobranchaea pleurobrancheana (Bergh, 1907)[3]
• Dwarf warty pleurobranch Pleurobranchaea tarda Verrill, 1880[3][4][5]
• Warty pleurobranch Pleurobranchaea bubala Marcus and Gosliner, 1984 (Cape Point to Eastern Cape)[1][3][4][5]
• Pleurobranchella nicobarica Thiele, 1925[3]
• Mosaic pleurobranch Pleurobranchus albiguttatus (Bergh, 1905) [4][5]
• Pleurobranchus disceptus O'Donoghue, 1929[3]
• Pleurobranchus inhacae Macnae, 1962[3]
• Pleurobranchus moebii Vayssiere, 1898[3]
• Pleurobranchus nigropunctatus (Bergh, 1907)[3]
• Pleurobranchus papillosa (O'Donoghue, 1929)[3]
• Pleurobranchus peroni Cuvier, 1804[3]
• Pleurobranchus perrieri Vayssiere, 1896[3]
• Pleurobranchus sculptata (O'Donoghue, 1929)[3]
• Pleurobranchus xhosa Macnae, 1962[3]

Nudibranchia - Nudibranchs

Bathydorididae

• Doridoxa benthalis Barnard, 1963[3]

Dorididae

• Aldisa benguelae Gosliner, 1985[3]
• Three-spot nudibranch Aldisa trimaculata Gosliner, 1985[3][4][5]
• ?Alloiodoris inhacae O'Donoghue, 1929[3]
• Archidoris capensis Bergh, 1907[3]
• Archidoris scripta Bergh, 1907[3]
• Rugby ball dorid or Spined dorid Atagema rugosa Pruvot-Fol, 1951[3][4][5]
• Atagema gibba Pruvot-Fol, 1951[3]
• Warty dorid Doris verrucosa Linnaeus, 1758 Orange river to Eastern Cape[1][3][4][5]
• Doris granosa (Bergh, 1907)[3]
• Doris spp. (2)[3]
• Doriopsis pecten (Collingwood, 1881)[3]
• ? Ocellate dorid Gargamella sp.1[3][5]
• ?Gargamella sp.2[3]
• Velvet dorid Jorunna tomentosa (Cuvier, 1804)[3][5]
• Dotted nudibranch Jorunna zania (Transkei to northern KwaZulu-Natal)Marcus 1976[1][3]

The following four species are listed as incertae sedis by Gosliner:[3]

• Doris natalensis Krauss, 1848
• Doris pseudida Bergh, 1907
• Doris perplexa Bergh, 1907
• Doris glabella Bergh, 1907

Actinocyclidae

• Hallaxa sp.[3]

Chromodorididae

• Saddled nudibranch Cadlina sp.1[3][5]
• Brown-dotted nudibranch Cadlina sp.2[3][4][5]
• Cadlina sp.3[3]
• Cadlina sp.4[3]
• Cadlinella ornatissima (Risbec, 1928)[9]
• Ceratosoma cornigerum (Adams and Reeve, 1850)[3]
• Inkspot nudibranch or Lipstick nudibranch Ceratosoma ingozi Gosliner, 1996[3][4][5]
• Ceratosoma tenue Abraham, 1876[9]
• Chromodoris africana Eliot 1904[3][9]
• Chromodoris albolimbata Bergh, 1907[3]
• Chromodoris alderi Collingwood, 1881[3]
• Polka-dot chromodorid Chromodoris annulata Eliot 1904 (Transkei to northern KwaZulu-Natal)[1][3]
• Chromodoris boucheti Rudman, 1982[9]
• Chromodoris conchyliata Yonow, 1984[9]
• Chromodoris euelpis Bergh, 1907[3]
• Chromodoris fidelis Kelaart, 1858[9]
• Chromodoris geminus Rudman, 1987[9]
• Chromodoris cf. geminus[9]
• Chromodoris geometrica Risbec, 1928[3][9]
• Chromodoris hamiltoni Rudman, 1977[3][9]
• Red-spotted nudibranch or Heather's nudibranch Chromodoris heatherae Gosliner, 1994[4][5]
• Chromodoris inopinata Bergh, 1905[3]
• Chromodoris marginata Pease, 1860[3]
• Chromodoris porcata Bergh, 1888[3]
• Chromodoris tinctoria (Ruppell and Leuckart, 1828)[9]
• Gaudy chromodorid Chromodoris vicina Eliot, 1904 (Central to northern KwaZulu-Natal)[1][3]
• Chromodoris spp. (7)[3]
• Durvilledoris lemniscata (Quoy and Gaimard, 1832)[3]
• Glossodoris atromarginata (Cuvier 1804)[3][9]
• Glossodoris cincta (Bergh, 1888)[9]
• Glossodoris pallida (Ruppell and Leuckart, 1830)[9]
• Glossodoris symmetricus Rudman, 1990[9]
• Glossodoris undaurum Rudman, 1985[9]
• Glossodoris spp. (4)[3]
• Hypselodoris bullockii (Collingwood, 1881)[9]
• Cape dorid Hypselodoris capensis (Barnard, 1927) (Cape Columbine to Transkei)[1][3][4][5]
• Hypselodoris carnea (Bergh, 1889)[3][9]
• Hypselodoris fucata Gosliner & Johnson, 1999[9]
• Mottled dorid Hypselodoris infucata (Ruppell and Leuckart, 1828) (Central KwaZulu-Natal to Mozambique)[1][3]
• Hypselodoris maculosa (Pease, 1871)[9]
• Hypselodoris maridadilus Rudman, 1977[3]
• Hypselodoris rudmani Gosliner and Johnson, 1999[9]
• Hypselodoris spp. (3) [3]
• Hypselodoris sp.[9]
• Noumea varians (Pease, 1871)[3]
• Noumea purpurea Baba, 1949[3]
• Protea nudibranch Noumea protea Gosliner, 1994 [3][5]
• Risbecia pulchella (Ruppell and Leuckart, 1828)[3][9]
• Thorunna horologia Rudman, 1984[3][9]

Discodorididae

• Discodoris coerulescens Bergh, 1888[3]
• Discodoris fragilis (Alder and Hancock, 1864)[3]
• Small-spot dorid Discodoris sp.1[3][5]
• Discodoris sp.2[3]
• Blotchy dorid Geitodoris capensis Bergh, 1907[3][5]
• Anisodoris sp. (2)[3]
• Thordisa burnupi Eliot, 1910[3]
• Thordisa punctifera Bergh, 1907[3]
• Thordisa spp. (2)[3]
• ? Variable dorid Aphelodoris brunnea Bergh, 1907[5](needs confirmation in Discodorididae)
• ? Chocolate-chip nudibranch Aphelodoris sp. 1[4][5]
• ? Brown-spotted nudibranch Aphelodoris sp. 2[4][5]
• ? Spiky nudibranch Aphelodoris sp.3[4][5]
• ?Sclerodoris apiculata (Alder and Hancock, 1864)[3](needs confirmation in Discodorididae)
• ?Sclerodoris coriacea (Eliot, 1904)[3](see above)
• ?Sclerodoris sp.[3](see above)
• ?Artachaea sp,[3](see above)
• Halgerda carlsoni Rudman, 1928[9]
• Halgerda dichromis Fahey and Gosliner, 1999[9]
• Halgerda tessellata Bergh, 1880[9]
• Halgerda toliara Fahey and Gosliner, 1999[9]
• Halgerda wasinensis Eliot, 1904[3]
• Halgerda formosa Bergh, 1880[3]
• Halgerda punctata Farran, 1902[3]
• Rostanga muscula (Abraham, 1877)[3]
• Red sponge nudibranch or Orange dorid Rostanga elandsia Garovoy, Valdes & Gosliner, 2001[3][4][5]
• Rostanga phepha Garovoy, Valdés & Gosliner, 2001

Phyllidiidae

• Ceratophyllidia africana Eliot, 1903[3]
• Phyllidia ocellata Cuvier, 1804[9]
• Ridged nudibranch[1] Phyllidia varicosa Lamarck, 1801 (Central KwaZulu_Natal to Mozambique)[3][9](P. coelestis? (Bergh 1905))
• Phyllidiella zeylanica (Kelaart, 1859)[3][9]
• Phyllidia sp.[3]

Dendrodorididae

• Blue-speckled nudibranch Dendrodoris caesia (Bergh, 1907)[3][4][5]
• Dendrodoris callosa (Bergh, 1907)[3]
• Tan dorid Dendrodoris capensis (Bergh, 1907)[3][5]
• Dendrodoris denisoni (Angas, 1864)[3][9]
• Dendrodoris nigra (Stimpson, 1855)[3]
• Dendrodoris rubra (Kelaart, 1858)[3]
• Dendrodoris spp. (3)[3]
• Scribbled nudibranch Doriopsilla miniata (Alder and Hancock, 1864)[3][4][5]
• White-spotted nudibranch Doriopsilla capensis Bergh, 1907[4]
• Doriopsilla spp. (2)[3]

Mandeliidae

• Mandela's nudibranch Mandelia mirocornata Valdes & Gosliner, 1999[3][4][5]

Onchidorididae

• Fluffy nudibranch Acanthodoris planca[3][4][5]
• Diaphodoris sp.[3]

Corambidae

• Crazed nudibranch Corambe sp.[3][4]

Goniodorididae

• Giraffe spot nudibranch Ancula sp.[3][4][5]
• Tugboat nudibranch Goniodoris mercurialis Macnae, 1958[3][5]
• Goniodoris castanea Alder and Hancock, 1845[3]
• Goniodoris ovata Barnard, 1934[3]
• Goniodoris sp.[3]
• Fiery nudibranch Okenia amoenula (Bergh, 1907)[3][4][5]
• Okenia sp.[3]
• White lined nudibranch Trapania sp.1[3][5]
• Trapania sp.(2)[3]

Polyceridae

• Crimora sp.[3]
• Kalinga ornata Alder and Hancock, 1864[3]
• Tasseled nudibranch Kaloplocamus ramosus (Cantraine, 1835)[3][4][5]
• Orange-clubbed nudibranch Limacia clavigera (Muller, 1776) (Cape Columbine to Eastern Cape)[1][3][4][5]
• Nembrotha livingstonei Allan, 1933[3]
• Nembrotha purpureolineata O'Donoghue, 1924[3]
• Plocamopherus apheles (Barnard, 1927)[10]
• Plocamopherus maculatus (Pease, 1860)[3]
• Plocamopherus sp.[3]
• Crowned nudibranch Polycera capensis Quoy and Gaimard, 1824 (Orange river to Eastern Cape)[1][3][4][5]
• Polycera hedgpethi Marcus, 1964[3]
• Four lined nudibranch Polycera quadrilineata (Muller, 1776)[3][4]
• Polycera sp.[3] (not same as Twin crowned or Orange lined crowned)
• Twin-crowned nudibranch Polycera sp.1[4][5]
• Orange lined crowned nudibranch Polycera sp.2[5]
• Roboastra gracilis (Bergh, 1877)[3]
• Roboastra luteolineata (Baba, 1936)[3]
• Black nudibranch Tambja capensis (Bergh, 1907) (Cape Point to Tsitsikamma)[1][3][4][5]
• Tambja morosa (Bergh, 1877)[3]
• Tambja sp.[3]
• Thecacera pacifica (Bergh, 1883)[3]
• Thecacera pennigera (Montagu, 1804)[3]
• Thecacera sp.[3]

Aegiridae

• Knobbly nudibranch Aegires ninguis Fahey & Gosliner, 2004[3][4][5]

Gymnodorididae

• Gymnodoris alba (Bergh, 1877)[3]
• Gymnodoris ceylonica (Kelaart, 1858)[3]
• Gymnodoris inornata (Bergh, 1880)[3]
• Gymnodoris okinawae Baba, 1936[3]
• Gymnodoris spp. (2)[3]
• Ghost nudibranch Lecithophorus capensis Macnae, 1958[3][4][5]
• Lecithophorus sp.[3]

Hexabranchidae

• Spanish dancer Hexabranchus sanguineus (Ruppell and Leuckart, 1828) (KwaZulu-Natal south coast to Mozambique)[1][3]

Okadaiidae

• Okadaia elegans Baba 1931[3]

Charcotiidae

• Frilled nudibranch or Smits nudibranch Leminda millecra Griffiths, 1985[3][4][5]

Dotidae

• Crowned doto Doto africoronata Shipman & Gosliner, 2015[11]
• Feathered doto Doto pinnatifida (Montagu, 1804)[3][4][5]
• Doto rosea Trinchese, 1881[3]

Embletoniidae

• Embletonia gracilis Risbec, 1928[3]

Proctonotidae

• Gas flame nudibranch Bonisa nakaza Gosliner, 1981 (Cape Peninsula to Eastern Cape)[1][3][4][5]
• Cape silvertip nudibranch or Silvertip nudibranch Janolus capensis Bergh, 1907 (Cape Columbine to Eastern Cape)[1][3][4][5][9]
• Medallion silvertip nudibranch Janolus longidentatus Gosliner, 1981[3][4][5]
• Nippled nudibranch Janolus sp. [4]

Arminidae

• Armina berghi Thiele, 1925[3]
• Armina capensis (Bergh, 1907)[3]
• Armina euchroa (Bergh, 1907)[3]
• Gilchrists sand slug Armina gilchristi (Bergh, 1907)[3][5]
• Armina grisea O'Donoghue, 1927[3]
• Armina microdonta (Bergh, 1907)[3]
• Armina natalensis (Bergh, 1866)[3]
• Armina serrata O'Donoghue, 1929[3]
• Armina simoniana Thiele, 1925[3]
• Striped sand slug or Pierre's armina Armina sp.[4][5]
• White-ridged nudibranch Dermatobranchus sp. 1 (Gosliner)[3][4][5]
• Dermatobranchus sp. 2[3]
• Dermatobranchus sp. 3[3]
• Brown ridged nudibranch or narrow ridged nudibranch Dermatobranchus sp. 4 (Gosliner)[3][4][5]

Tritoniidae

• Whip fan nudibranch Tritonia nilsodhneri Marcus, 1983[3][4][5]
• Tritonia aurantiacum Barnard, 1927[3]
• Tritonia pallida Stimpson, 1854[3]
• Tritonia indecora Bergh, 1907[3]
• Soft coral nudibranch Tritonia sp. 1 (Gosliner)[3][4][5]
• Brush nudibranch Tritonia sp. 2 (Gosliner)[3][4][5]
• Tritoniadoxa capensis Bergh, 1907[3]
• ?Marionia spp. (2)[3] (is Marionia valid and in Tritoniidae?)
• Marionia cyanobranchiata (Ruppell and Leuckart, 1831)[3] (species inquirenda)

Aranucidae

• Marianina rosea Pruvot-Fol, 1930[3]

Bornellidae

• Bornella adamsii Gray, 1850[3]
• Bornella anguilla Johnson, 1983[3][9]

Dendronotidae

Scyllaeidae

• Iridescent nudibranch Notobryon wardi Ohdner, 1936 (Namaqualand to Tsitsikamma)[1][3][4][5]
• Scyllaea pelagica Linnaeus, 1758[3]

Tethydidae

• Dinosaur nudibranch Melibe liltvedi Gosliner, 1987[3]
• Cowled nudibranch Melibe rosea Rang, 1829 (Orange river to Eastern Cape)[1][3][4][5]
• Melibe pilosa Pease, 1860[3]
• Melibe sp.[3]

Flabellinidae

• Purple lady Flabellina funeka Gosliner and Griffiths, 1981[3][4][5]
• White-edged nudibranch or Chalk stripe nudibranch Flabellina capensis (Thiele, 1025)[3][4][5]
• Flabellina spp. (3)[3]
• Coryphellina sp.[3]

Fionidae

• Fiona pinnata (Eschscholtz, 1831)[3]

Eubranchidae

• Eubranchus sp.1[3]
• Eubranchus sp.2[3]
• Eubranchus sp.3[3]
• Fireworks nudibranch Eubranchus sp.4[5]
• Candelabra nudibranch Eubranchus sp.5 (Zsilavecz)[4][5]

Tergipedidae

• Candy nudibranch Cuthona speciosa (Macnae, 1954)[3][4][5]
• Cuthona ornata Baba, 1937[3]
• Cuthona kanga (Edmunds, 1970)[3]
• Cuthona anulata (Baba, 1949)[3]
• Cuthona spp. (5)[3]
• Yellow candy nudibranch Cuthona sp.6[5]
• Cuthona sp.[9]
• Tergipes tergipes Forskal, 1779[3]
• Catriona casha Gosliner and Griffiths, 1981[3]
• Catriona columbiana O'Donoghue, 1922[3]
• Catriona sp.[3]
• Phestilla melanobrachia Bergh, 1874[3]

Aeolidiidae

• Indian nudibranch Aeolidiella indica Bergh, 1888 (Cape Columbine to central KwaZulu-Natal)[1][3][4][5]
• Aeolidiella alba Risbec, 1928[3]
• Berghia chaka Gosliner, 1985[3]
• Baeolidia palythoae Gosliner, 1985[3]

Facelinidae

• Night sky nudibranch Amanda armata Macnae, 1954[3][4][5]
• Caloria indica (Bergh, 1896)[3]
• Black-dot nudibranch Caloria sp. 1[3][4][5]
• Yellow-tipped nudibranch Caloria sp. 2[3][4][5]
• Caloria sp. 3[3]
• Orange eyed nudibranch or White tipped nudibranch Cratena capensis Barnard, 1927 (Cape Columbine to Eastern Cape)[1][3][4][5]
• Cratena simba Edmunds, 1970[3]
• Elegant nudibranch Cratena sp.1[3][5]
• Cratena spp. (+3)[3]
• Echinopsole fulvus Macnae, 1954[3]
• Olive nudibranch Facelina olivacea Macnae, 1954[3][5]
• Facellina annulata Macnae, 1954[3]
• Facellina sp.[3]
• Favorinus japonicus Baba, 1949[3]
• Favorinus ghanensis Edmunds, 1968[3]
• Moridilla brockii (Bergh, 1888)[3]
• Coral nudibranch Phyllodesmium serratum (Baba, 1949) (Cape Point to northern KwaZulu-Natal)[1][3]
• Coral nudibranch Phyllodesmium horridum (Macnae, 1954) [4][5] (this may replace previous entry P. serratum)
• Phyllodesmium hyalinum Ehrenberg, 1831[3]
• Phyllodesmium sp. [9]
• Pruvotfolia pselliotes (Labbe, 1923)[3]
• Pteraeolidia ianthina (Angas, 1864)[9]

Glaucidae

• Four-colour nudibranch Godiva quadricolor (Barnard, 1927) (Cape Point to Eastern Cape)[1][3][4][5]
• Sea swallow Glaucus atlanticus Forster, 1777 (Cape Point to northern KwaZulu-Natal)[1][3][4][5]

Family ?

• Platydoris scabra (Cuvier 1806)[3]
• Platydoris cruenta (Quoy and Gaimard 1932)[3]
• Platydoris sp.[3]

Cavoliniidae

• Wing footed opisthobranchs Cavolinia spp.[1]

Pulmonata

Onchidiidae

• Airbreathing sea slug Onchidella capensis (Orange river to Cape Point)[1]
• Peronia peronii (Cuvier, 1804) (Northern KwaZulu-Natal)[1]

References

Further reading

• Bergh, R. (1907). "The Opisthobranchiata of South Africa". Transactions of the South African Philosophical Society. 17 (1): 1–144. doi:10.1080/21560382.1907.9526085.

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