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Family: Pleurobranchidae (See list of species below)

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58 species with fin ray counts including ? spines in dorsal and ? in anal fins (see list below)


Bathyberthella antarctica
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Berthella agassizii
[Agassiz's sidegill]
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Berthella americana
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Berthella aurantiaca
[Berthella snail]
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Berthella californica
[California sidegill slug]
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Berthella canariensis
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Berthella martensi
[Marten's sidegill]
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Berthella medietas
[Southern berthella]
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Berthella ocellata
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Berthella patagonica
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Berthella platei
[Orange button sea slug]


Berthella plumula
[Yellow plumed sea slug]
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Berthella serenitas
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Berthella sideralis
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Berthella stellata
[Starry berthella]
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Berthella strongi
[Strong's sidegill]
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Berthella tamiu
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Berthella tupala
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Berthellina citrina
[Orange gumdrop]
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Berthellina delicata
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Berthellina edwardsii
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Berthellina engeli
[Orange blob]
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Berthellina quadridens
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Euselenops luniceps
[Moon-faced euselenops]
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Parabathyberthella orcadensis
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Pleurehdera haraldi
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Pleurobranchaea bonnieae
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Pleurobranchaea brockii
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Pleurobranchaea bubala
[Warty pleurobranch]
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Pleurobranchaea californica
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Pleurobranchaea inconspicua
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Pleurobranchaea maculata
[Grey side-grilled slug]
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Pleurobranchaea meckeli
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Pleurobranchaea obesa
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Pleurobranchaea tarda
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Pleurobranchella nicobarica
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Pleurobranchus albiguttatus
[Mosaic pleurobranch]
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Pleurobranchus areolatus
[Atlantic sidegill slug]
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Pleurobranchus atlanticus
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Pleurobranchus brockii
[Brock's Pleurobranchus]
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Pleurobranchus emys
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Pleurobranchus evelinae
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Pleurobranchus forskali
[Forskal's pleurobranch]
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Pleurobranchus forskalii
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Pleurobranchus gigas
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Pleurobranchus grandis
[Tiled pleurobranch]


Pleurobranchus hilli
[Hill's Pleurobranchus]
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Pleurobranchus inhacae
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Pleurobranchus iouspi
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Pleurobranchus lacteus
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Pleurobranchus membranaceus
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Pleurobranchus nigropunctatus
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Pleurobranchus niveus
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Pleurobranchus peronii
[Papillate pleurobranch]
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Pleurobranchus reesi
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Pleurobranchus testudinarius
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Pleurobranchus xhosa
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Polictenidia tomasi
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58 Species of Family Pleurobranchidae
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Sort by: Species Length
Scientific Name English Name Distribution Max. Length (cm)
Bathyberthella antarctica Antarctic Atlantic. 9.1 DL
Berthella agassizii Agassiz's sidegill Eastern Pacific and Weste 1.2 TL
Berthella americana Northwest Atlantic 1.5 TL
Berthella aurantiaca Berthella snail Mediterranean Sea.
Berthella californica California sidegill slug Pacific Ocean and Western 5 TL
Berthella canariensis Eastern Central Atlantic
Berthella martensi Marten's sidegill Indo-Pacific. 5 TL
Berthella medietas Southern berthella Indo-West Pacific 30 TL
Berthella ocellata Mediterranean Sea.
Berthella patagonica Southeast Pacific and Sou 2.35 DL
Berthella platei Orange button sea slug Southeast Pacific and Sou 3.5 DL
Berthella plumula Yellow plumed sea slug Eastern Atlantic, Western
Berthella serenitas Eastern Indian Ocean
Berthella sideralis Northeast Atlantic
Berthella stellata Starry berthella Indo-Pacific, Western Atl 2 TL
Berthella strongi Strong's sidegill Eastern Pacific. Tropica 2.5 TL
Berthella tamiu Western Atlantic. 1 DL
Berthella tupala Indo-Pacific and Western
Berthellina citrina Orange gumdrop Circumglobal tropical and 3 TL
Berthellina delicata Eastern Central Pacific
Berthellina edwardsii Mediterranean Sea.
Berthellina engeli Orange blob Eastern Pacific and Weste 6 TL
Berthellina quadridens Western Atlantic. 6.7 TL
Euselenops luniceps Moon-faced euselenops Indo-West Pacific. 7 TL
Parabathyberthella orcadensis Western Atlantic. 10.5 DL
Pleurehdera haraldi Eastern Central Pacific
Pleurobranchaea bonnieae Western Atlantic
Pleurobranchaea brockii Indo-West Pacific
Pleurobranchaea bubala Warty pleurobranch Southeast Atlantic
Pleurobranchaea californica Eastern Pacific. 21 TL
Pleurobranchaea inconspicua Atlantic Ocean. 6 TL
Pleurobranchaea maculata Grey side-grilled slug Indo-West Pacific 10 TL
Pleurobranchaea meckeli Mediterranean Sea.
Pleurobranchaea obesa Western Atlantic 12.8 DL
Pleurobranchaea tarda Atlantic Ocean and Wester 6.2 DL
Pleurobranchella nicobarica Western Central Pacific
Pleurobranchus albiguttatus Mosaic pleurobranch Western Central Pacific
Pleurobranchus areolatus Atlantic sidegill slug Circumglobal. 15 TL
Pleurobranchus atlanticus Western Atlantic. 5 DL
Pleurobranchus brockii Brock's Pleurobranchus Western Pacific 8 TL
Pleurobranchus emys Western Atlantic 2.5 TL
Pleurobranchus evelinae Western Atlantic. 6 DL
Pleurobranchus forskali Forskal's pleurobranch Indo-West Pacific and the 15 TL
Pleurobranchus forskalii Western Central Pacific
Pleurobranchus gigas Western Atlantic.
Pleurobranchus grandis Tiled pleurobranch Indo-Pacific 21 TL
Pleurobranchus hilli Hill's Pleurobranchus Indo-West Pacific 30 TL
Pleurobranchus inhacae Western Indian Ocean
Pleurobranchus iouspi Western Atlantic. 6 DL
Pleurobranchus lacteus Western Atlantic. 2.2 DL
Pleurobranchus membranaceus Northeast Atlantic and th 12 TL
Pleurobranchus nigropunctatus Southeast Atlantic and We
Pleurobranchus niveus Western Atlantic. 1.6 DL
Pleurobranchus peronii Papillate pleurobranch Indo-West Pacific
Pleurobranchus reesi Western Atlantic
Pleurobranchus testudinarius Mediterranean Sea.
Pleurobranchus xhosa Western Indian Ocean 3.5 TL
Polictenidia tomasi Western Atlantic. 8 DL



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