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Family: Chromodorididae



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280 species (see list below)
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See, Gomen

Indo-Pacific.
Max. Length 13 cm TL
Miamira miamirana (Bergh, 1875)

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Miamira miamirana
[]

Johnson, Scott and Jeanette

Indo-West Pacific.
Max. Length 5 cm TL
Miamira sinuata van Hasselt, 1824

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Miamira sinuata
[Jolly green giant]
No picture found
 
Noumea albonnualata
[White-edged noumea]
No picture found
 
Noumea aureopunctata
[]
No picture found
 
Noumea closeorum
[]

Harasti, David

Indo-Pacific
Max. Length 1.9 cm TL
Noumea haliclona (Burn, 1957)

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Noumea haliclona
[Sponge noumea]
No picture found
 
Noumea hongkongiensis
[]

Harasti, David

Indo-West Pacific
Max. Length 1.5 cm TL
Noumea laboutei Rudman, 1986

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Noumea laboutei
[Laboute's Noumea]
No picture found

Max. Length 2 cm TL
 
Noumea margaretae
[]
No picture found
 
Noumea nivalis
[]
No picture found
 
Noumea purpurea
[Purple noumea]

Harasti, David

Indo-West Pacific

Noumea sulphurea Rudman, 1986

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Noumea sulphurea
[Sulphur noumea]

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Western Pacific

Risbecia apolegma Yonow, 2001

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Risbecia apolegma
[Royal Hypselodoris]
No picture found
 
Thorunna arbuta
[]

Johnson, Scott and Jeanette

Western Central Pacific

Thorunna australis (Risbec, 1928)

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Thorunna australis
[]

Johnson, Scott and Jeanette

Western Central Pacific

Thorunna daniellae (Kay & Young, 1969)

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Thorunna daniellae
[Danielle's thurunna]
No picture found
 
Thorunna florens
[Flowering thorunna]

Johnson, Scott and Jeanette

Western Central Pacific

Thorunna furtiva Bergh, 1878

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Thorunna furtiva
[Furtive thorunna]

Johnson, Scott and Jeanette

Western Central Pacific

Thorunna halourga Johnson & Gosliner, 2001

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Thorunna halourga
[]
No picture found
 
Thorunna montrouzieri
[Montrouzier's thorunna]
No picture found
 
Thorunna perplexa
[]
No picture found
 
Thorunna punicea
[]

Johnson, Scott and Jeanette

Western Central Pacific

Thorunna purpuropedis Rudman & Johnson, 1985

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Thorunna purpuropedis
[]
No picture found

Max. Length 3 cm TL
 
Tyrinna evelinae
[Eveline's chromodorid]
No picture found

Max. Length 6.8 cm DL
 
Tyrinna nobilis
[Orange spotted ballerina]

Johnson, Scott and Jeanette

Western Central Pacific

Verconia decussata (Risbec, 1928)

Photo by Johnson, Scott and Jeanette
 
Verconia decussata
[]

Johnson, Scott and Jeanette

Western Central Pacific

Verconia norba (Marcus & Marcus, 1970)

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Verconia norba
[Marcus' noumea]

Johnson, Scott and Jeanette

Central Pacific

Verconia simplex (Pease, 1871)

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Verconia simplex
[]

Johnson, Scott and Jeanette

Indo-Pacific.

Verconia varians (Pease, 1871)

Photo by Johnson, Scott and Jeanette
 
Verconia varians
[Variable noumea]
No picture found

Max. Length 4.5 cm TL
 
Verconia verconis
[Verco's Verconia]


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Scientific Name English Name Distribution Max. Length (cm) Year
Miamira miamirana Indo-Pacific. 13 TL 1875
Miamira sinuata Jolly green giant Indo-West Pacific. 5 TL 1824
Noumea albonnualata White-edged noumea Western Central Pacific 1986
Noumea aureopunctata Eastern Indian Ocean 1987
Noumea closeorum Eastern Indian Ocean 1986
Noumea haliclona Sponge noumea Indo-Pacific 1.9 TL 1957
Noumea hongkongiensis Northwest Pacific 1990
Noumea laboutei Laboute's Noumea Indo-West Pacific 1.5 TL 1986
Noumea margaretae Southwest Pacific 2 TL 1966
Noumea nivalis Northwest Pacific 1937
Noumea purpurea Purple noumea Indo-West Pacific 1949
Noumea sulphurea Sulphur noumea Indo-West Pacific 1986
Risbecia apolegma Royal Hypselodoris Western Pacific 2001
Thorunna arbuta Western Pacific 1961
Thorunna australis Western Central Pacific 1928
Thorunna daniellae Danielle's thurunna Western Central Pacific 1969
Thorunna florens Flowering thorunna Indo-West Pacific. Tropi 1949
Thorunna furtiva Furtive thorunna Western Central Pacific 1878
Thorunna halourga Western Central Pacific 2001
Thorunna montrouzieri Montrouzier's thorunna Western Central Pacific 1995
Thorunna perplexa Western Central Pacific 1957
Thorunna punicea Western Central Pacific 1995
Thorunna purpuropedis Western Central Pacific 1985
Tyrinna evelinae Eveline's chromodorid Eastern Pacific and Weste 3 TL 1958
Tyrinna nobilis Orange spotted ballerina Southeast Pacific and Sou 6.8 DL 1898
Verconia decussata Western Central Pacific 1928
Verconia norba Marcus' noumea Western Central Pacific 1970
Verconia simplex Central Pacific 1871
Verconia varians Variable noumea Indo-Pacific. 1871
Verconia verconis Verco's Verconia Indo-West Pacific 4.5 TL 1905



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