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280 Species in Family Chromodorididae
Nominal species list for Chromodorididae
Scientific Name Author English Name
Ardeadoris angustolutea (Rudman, 1990)
Ardeadoris egretta Rudman, 1984 Heron ardeadoris
Ardeadoris electra (Rudman, 1990) Shining Glossodoris
Ardeadoris scottjohnsoni Bertsch & Gosliner, 1989 Scott Johnson's nudibranch
Ardeadoris symmetrica (Rudman, 1990)
Ardeadoris tomsmithi (Bertsch & Gosliner, 1989)
Ardeadoris undaurum (Rudman, 1985) Undulated Glossodoris
Cadlina luteomarginata MacFarland, 1966 Yellow-edge Cadlina
Cadlina modesta MacFarland, 1966 Modest Cadlina
Cadlina nigrobranchiata Rudman, 1985
Cadlina pacifica Bergh, 1879
Cadlina pellucida (Risso, 1826)
Cadlina rumia Marcus, 1955
Cadlina sagamiensis Baba, 1937
Cadlina scabriuscula (Bergh, 1890)
Cadlina sparsa (Odhner, 1921) Dark-spot Cadlina
Cadlina tasmanica Rudman, 1990
Cadlinella hirsuta Rudman, 1995 Shaggy Cadlinella
Cadlinella ornatissima (Risbec, 1928) Ornate Cadlinella
Cadlinella subornatissima Baba, 1996
Cadlina excavata (Pruvot-Fol, 1951)
Cadlina flavomaculata MacFarland, 1905 Yellow-spot Cadlina
Cadlina glabra Friele & Hansen, 1876
Cadlina laevis (Linnaeus, 1767) White Atlantic Cadlina
Cadlina limbaughorum Lance, 1962 The Limbaugh's Cadlina
Cadlina luarna (Marcus & Marcus, 1967)
Ceratosoma alleni Gosliner, 1996
Ceratosoma amoena (Cheeseman, 1886) Clown nudibranch
Ceratosoma brevicaudatum Abraham, 1876 Short-tailed ceratosoma
Ceratosoma gracillimum Bergh, 1876 Slender ceratosoma
Ceratosoma magnificum Abraham, 1876 Magnificent ceratosoma
Ceratosoma moloch Rudman, 1988 Divine ceratosoma
Ceratosoma palliolatum Rudman, 1988
Ceratosoma sinuatum (van Hasselt, 1824) Sinuate ceratosoma
Ceratosoma tenue Abraham, 1876 Kangaroo nudibranch
Ceratosoma trilobatum (Gray, 1827) Trilobate ceratosoma
Chromodoris sinensis Rudman, 1985 Chinese Chromodoris
Chromodoris sphoni (Marcus, 1971) Sphon's chromodorid
Chromodoris splendida (Angas, 1864) Splendid Chromodoris
Chromodoris striatella Bergh, 1877 Striate Chromodoris
Chromodoris strigata Rudman, 1982 Strigate Chromodoris
Chromodoris tasmaniensis Bergh, 1905 Tasmanian Chromodoris
Chromodoris thompsoni Rudman, 1983 Thompson's Chromodoris
Chromodoris tinctoria (Ruppell & Leuckart, 1828) Tinctorial sea slug
Chromodoris trimarginata (Winckworth, 1946)
Chromodoris tritos Yonow, 1994 Triton Chromodoris
Chromodoris tumilifera Collingwood, 1884
Chromodoris tumulifera Collingwood, 1881
Chromodoris vicina Eliot, 1904 Gaudy chromodorid
Chromodoris westraliensis (O'Donoghue, 1924)
Chromodoris willani Rudman, 1982 Willan's Chromodoris
Chromodoris africana Eliot, 1904 African Chromodoris
Chromodoris aila Marcus, 1961
Chromodoris albopunctata (Garrett, 1879) White-spotted nudibranch
Chromodoris alcalai Gosliner, 2021
Chromodoris alderi Collingwood, 1881
Chromodoris alternata (Burn, 1957) Alternate Chromodoris
Chromodoris ambigua Rudman, 1987 Ambiguous Chromodoris
Chromodoris annae Bergh, 1877 Anna's Chromodoris
Chromodoris annulata Eliot, 1904 Polka-dot chromodorid
Chromodoris aspersa (Gould, 1852) Purple spotted nudibranch
Chromodoris balat Bonomo & Gosliner, 2020
Chromodoris baqe Bonomo & Gosliner, 2020
Chromodoris baumanni Bertsch, 1970 Baumann's chromodorid
Chromodoris boucheti Rudman, 1982 Bouchet's Chromodoris
Chromodoris bullocki Collingwood, 1857 Blue dorid nudibranch
Chromodoris celinae Tibiriçá, Pola, Ortigosa & Cervera, 2020
Chromodoris clenchi (Russell, 1935) Harlequin blue doris
Chromodoris coi (Risbec, 1956) Co's goniobranchus
Chromodoris colemani Rudman, 1982 Coleman's sea slug
Chromodoris dalli (Bergh, 1879) Dall's chromodorid
Chromodoris daphne (Angas, 1864) Daphne' Chromodoris
Chromodoris dianae Gosliner & Behrens, 1998 Diana's Chromodoris
Chromodoris dictya Marcus & Marcus, 1970
Chromodoris elegantula (Philippi, 1844)
Chromodoris elizabethina Bergh, 1877 Elisabeth's Chromodoris
Chromodoris epicuria (Basedow & Hedley, 1905) Tasty Chromodoris
Chromodoris galexorum Bertsch, 1978 Gale & alex's chromodorid
Chromodoris geometrica Risbec, 1928 Geometric Chromodoris
Chromodoris gleniei (Kelaart, 1858) Glenie's Chromodoris
Chromodoris gonatophora Bergh, 1879
Chromodoris hamiltoni Rudman, 1977
Chromodoris helium Tibiriçá, Pola, Ortigosa & Cervera, 2020
Chromodoris inopinata Bergh, 1905
Chromodoris joshi Gosliner & Behrens, 1998
Chromodoris kalawakan Bonomo & Gosliner, 2020
Chromodoris kuiteri Rudman, 1982 Kuiter's Chromodoris
Chromodoris lentiginosa Pease, 1871
Chromodoris leopardus Rudman, 1987 Leopard Chromodoris
Chromodoris lineolata (van Hasselt, 1824) Many-lined Chromodoris
Chromodoris lochi Rudman, 1982 Loch's Chromodoris
Chromodoris luteopunctata (Gantès, 1962)
Chromodoris macfarlandi Cockerell, 1901 Three-stripe doris
Chromodoris magnifica (Quoy & Gaimard, 1832) Magnificent Chromodoris
Chromodoris mandapamensis Valdés, Mollo & Ortea, 1999
Chromodoris marislae Bertsch, 1973 Marisla's chromodorid
Chromodoris michaeli Gosliner & Behrens, 1998 Michaels Chromodoris
Chromodoris morchii Bergh, 1879
Chromodoris multimaculosa Rudman, 1987
Chromodoris obsoleta (Rüppell & Leuckart, 1830) Obsolete Chromodoris
Chromodoris orientalis Rudman, 1983 Oriental sea slug
Chromodoris pantharella Bergh, 1879
Chromodoris paulomarcioi Domínguez, García & Troncoso, 2006
Chromodoris perola Marcus, 1976
Chromodoris purpurea (Risso, 1831)
Chromodoris quadricolor (Ruppell & Leuckart,, 1828) Pyjama nudibranch
Chromodoris quagga Bonomo & Gosliner, 2020
Chromodoris reticulata (Pease, 1866) Reticulated Chromodoris
Chromodoris roseopicta (Verrill, 1900)
Digidentis arbuta (Burn, 1961) Strawberry digidentis
Digidentis kulonba (Burn, 1966)
Digidentis perplexa (Burn, 1957) Perplexing digidentis
Diversidoris aurantionodulosa Rudman, 1987
Diversidoris crocea (Rudman, 1986) Golden noumea
Diversidoris flava (Eliot, 1904) Yellow
Doriprismatica atromarginata (Cuvier, 1804) Black-margined nudibranch
Doriprismatica sedna (Ev. Marcus & Er. Marcus, 1967)
Felimare acriba (Marcus & Marcus, 1967)
Felimare bayeri Marcus & Marcus, 1967
Felimare espinosai (Ortea & Valdés, 1996)
Felimare fregona (Ortea & Caballer, 2013)
Felimare kempfi (Marcus, 1971)
Felimare lilyeveae (Alejandrino & Valdés, 2006)
Felimare marci (Marcus, 1971)
Felimare nyalya (Marcus & Marcus, 1967) Red-line blue doris
Felimare olgae (Ortea & Bacallado, 2007)
Felimare picta (Philippi, 1836) Florida regal doris
Felimare ruthae (Marcus & Hughes, 1974)
Felimida binza (Marcus & Marcus, 1963)
Felimida grahami (Thompson, 1980)
Felimida ponga (Marcus & Marcus, 1970)
Felimida punctilucens (Bergh, 1890)
Felimida regalis (Ortea, Caballer & Moro, 2001)
Felimida ruzafai (Ortea, Bacallado & Valdés, 1992)
Glossodoris stellatus Rudman, 1986
Glossodoris tura (Marcus & Marcus, 1967) Black rhinophores
Glossodoris zebra unspecified
Glossodoris acosti Matsuda & Gosliner, 2018
Glossodoris aegialia (Bergh, 1905)
Glossodoris aeruginosa Rudman, 1995
Glossodoris agassizi (Bergh, 1894) Agassiz's chromodorid
Glossodoris averni Rudman, 1985 Avern's Glossodoris
Glossodoris banksi (Farmer, 1963)
Glossodoris cincta (Bergh, 1888) Girdled Glossodoris
Glossodoris cruentata Rudman, 1986 Blood-spotted Glossodoris
Glossodoris cruentus Rudman, 1986
Glossodoris hikuerensis (Pruvot-Fol, 1954) Hikueru Glossodoris
Glossodoris moerchi (Bergh, 1879)
Glossodoris norrisi (Farmer, 1963) Noriss' chromodorid
Glossodoris pallida (Ruppell & Leuckart, 1828) Pallid Glossodoris
Glossodoris poliahu Bertsch & Gosliner, 1989 Snow goddess nudibranch
Glossodoris porterae (Cockerell, 1902)
Glossodoris rufomarginata Bergh, 1890 Red-margined Glossodoris
Glossodoris sedna (Marcus & Marcus, 1967) Sedna sea goddess
Glossodoris sibogae (Bergh, 1905)
Goniobranchus albonares (Rudman, 1990)
Goniobranchus albopunctatus Garrett, 1879
Goniobranchus albopustulosus (Pease, 1860)
Goniobranchus alius (Rudman, 1987)
Goniobranchus annulatus (Eliot, 1904)
Goniobranchus aureopurpureus (Collingwood, 1881) Gold-spotted Chromodoris
Goniobranchus bombayanus (Winckworth, 1946)
Goniobranchus cazae (Gosliner & Behrens, 2004)
Goniobranchus coi (Risbec, 1956)
Goniobranchus collingwoodi (Rudman, 1987) Collingwood's Chromodoris
Goniobranchus daphne (Angas, 1864)
Goniobranchus decorus (Pease, 1860) Decorated Chromodoris
Goniobranchus epicurius (Basedow & Hedley, 1905)
Goniobranchus fabulus Soong & Gosliner, 2022
Goniobranchus fidelis (Kelaart, 1858) Reliable Chromodoris
Goniobranchus galactos (Rudman & Johnson, 1985)
Goniobranchus geminus (Rudman, 1987)
Goniobranchus geometricus (Risbec, 1928)
Goniobranchus hintuanensis (Gosliner & Behrens, 1998) Lumpy Chromodoris
Goniobranchus kuniei (Pruvot-Fol, 1930) Kune's Chromodoris
Goniobranchus multimaculosus (Rudman, 1987)
Goniobranchus obsoletus (Rüppell & Leuckart, 1831)
Goniobranchus preciosus (Kelaart, 1858) Precious Chromodoris
Goniobranchus reticulatus Pease, 1866
Goniobranchus roboi (Gosliner & Behrens, 1998) Robo's Chromodoris
Goniobranchus rubrocornutus (Rudman, 1985)
Goniobranchus rufomaculatus (Pease, 1871)
Goniobranchus setoensis (Baba, 1938)
Goniobranchus sinensis (Rudman, 1985)
Goniobranchus tinctorius (Rüppell & Leuckart, 1828)
Goniobranchus verrieri (Crosse, 1875) Verrier's Chromodoris
Goniobranchus vibratus (Pease, 1860) Trembling nudibranch
Hypselodoris alboterminata Gosliner & Johnson, 1999
Hypselodoris andersoni Bertsch & Gosliner, 1989 Anderson's nudibranch
Hypselodoris babai Gosliner & Behrens, 2000 Baba's Hypselodoris
Hypselodoris bennetti (Angas, 1864) Bennett's Hypselodoris
Hypselodoris bertschi Gosliner & Johnson, 1999
Hypselodoris bilineata (Pruvot-Fol, 1953)
Hypselodoris bollandi Gosliner & Johnson, 1999 Bolland's Hypselodoris
Hypselodoris bullockii (Collingwood, 1881) Bullock's Hypselodoris
Hypselodoris californiensis (Bergh, 1879) California blue doris
Hypselodoris cantabrica Bouchet & Ortea, 1980
Hypselodoris capensis (Barnard, 1927) Cape dorid
Hypselodoris carnea (Bergh, 1889)
Hypselodoris centunculus Yonow, 1994
Hypselodoris confetti Gosliner & Johnson, 2018
Hypselodoris decorata (Risbec, 1928)
Hypselodoris dollfusi (Pruvot-Fol, 1933) Dollfu's Hypselodoris
Hypselodoris emma Rudman, 1977 Emma's Hypselodoris
Hypselodoris festiva (Adams, 1861) Blue dorid
Hypselodoris flavomarginata Rudman, 1995
Hypselodoris fontandraui (Pruvot-Fol, 1951)
Hypselodoris ghiselini Bertsch, 1978 Ghiselin's chromodorid
Hypselodoris iacula Gosliner & Johnson, 1999
Hypselodoris imperialis (Pease, 1860)
Hypselodoris infucata (Ruppell & Leuckart, 1831) Painted nudibranch
Hypselodoris iris (Collingwood, 1881)
Hypselodoris kaname Baba, 1994 Kanam Hypselodoris
Hypselodoris kanga Rudman, 1977 Kanga nudibranch
Hypselodoris katherinae Gosliner & Johnson, 2018
Hypselodoris krakatoa Gosliner & Johnson, 1999 Volcano Hypselodoris
Hypselodoris lajensis Troncoso, García & Urgorri, 1998
Hypselodoris lapizlazuli (Bertsch & Ferreira, 1974)
Hypselodoris maculosa (Pease, 1871) Spotted Hypselodoris
Hypselodoris malacitana Luque, 1986
Hypselodoris maridadilus Rudman, 1977
Hypselodoris maritima (Baba, 1949) Maritime Hypselodoris
Hypselodoris mouaci (Risbec, 1930) Mouac's Hypselodoris
Hypselodoris nigrostriata (Eliot, 1904) Black stripped Hypselodoris
Hypselodoris obscura Stimpson, 1855 Obscure Hypselodoris
Hypselodoris orsinii (Vérany, 1846)
Hypselodoris placida (Baba, 1949)
Hypselodoris pulchella (Ruppell & Leuckart, 1828) Beautiful Hypselodoris
Hypselodoris purpureomaculosa Hamatani, 1995 Purple-spotted Hypselodoris
Hypselodoris reidi Gosliner & Johnson, 1999
Hypselodoris saintvincentius Burn, 1962
Hypselodoris skyleri Gosliner & Johnson, 2018
Hypselodoris sycilla (Bergh, 1890)
Hypselodoris tricolor (Cantraine, 1835)
Hypselodoris tryoni (Garrett, 1873) Tryon's Hypselodoris
Hypselodoris villafranca (Risso, 1818)
Hypselodoris whitei (Adams & Reeve, 1850) White's Hypselodoris
Hypselodoris zephyra Gosliner & Johnson, 1999 Zephyr Hypselodoris
Mexichromis amalguae Gosliner & Bertsch, 1988 Cedros chromodorid
Mexichromis antonii (Bertsch, 1976) Ferreira's chromodorid
Mexichromis kempfi (Marcus, 1971)
Mexichromis lemniscata (Quoy & Gaimard, 1832) Ribbon durvilledoris
Mexichromis macropus Rudman, 1983 Orange-barred mexichromis
Mexichromis mariei (Crosse, 1872) Marie's Mexichromis
Mexichromis multituberculata (Baba, 1953) Multi-pustuled mexichromis
Mexichromis porterae (Cockerell, 1901) Poter's chromodorid
Mexichromis pusilla (Bergh, 1874)
Mexichromis similaris (Rudman, 1986)
Mexichromis trilineata (Adams & Reeve, 1850) Three-lined pectenodoris
Miamira magnifica Eliot, 1910
Miamira miamirana (Bergh, 1875)
Miamira sinuata van Hasselt, 1824 Jolly green giant
Noumea albonnualata Rudman, 1986 White-edged noumea
Noumea aureopunctata Rudman, 1987
Noumea closeorum Rudman, 1986
Noumea haliclona (Burn, 1957) Sponge noumea
Noumea hongkongiensis Rudman, 1990
Noumea laboutei Rudman, 1986 Laboute's Noumea
Noumea margaretae Burn, 1966
Noumea nivalis Baba, 1937
Noumea purpurea (Baba, 1949) Purple noumea
Noumea sulphurea Rudman, 1986 Sulphur noumea
Risbecia apolegma Yonow, 2001 Royal Hypselodoris
Thorunna arbuta (Burn, 1961)
Thorunna australis (Risbec, 1928)
Thorunna daniellae (Kay & Young, 1969) Danielle's thurunna
Thorunna florens (Baba, 1949) Flowering thorunna
Thorunna furtiva Bergh, 1878 Furtive thorunna
Thorunna halourga Johnson & Gosliner, 2001
Thorunna montrouzieri Rudman, 1995 Montrouzier's thorunna
Thorunna perplexa (Burn, 1957)
Thorunna punicea Rudman, 1995
Thorunna purpuropedis Rudman & Johnson, 1985
Tyrinna evelinae (Marcus, 1958) Eveline's chromodorid
Tyrinna nobilis Bergh, 1898 Orange spotted ballerina
Verconia decussata (Risbec, 1928)
Verconia norba (Marcus & Marcus, 1970) Marcus' noumea
Verconia simplex (Pease, 1871)
Verconia varians (Pease, 1871) Variable noumea
Verconia verconis (Basedow & Hedley, 1905) Verco's Verconia
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