Cryptobranch Dorid Nudibranchs

This page contains the rest of the cryptobranch dorid nudibranchs, which include several families that vary in morphological characteristics. All are able to retract their gills into a gill pocket, completely hiding it, hence the name cryptobranch (hidden gills). Like the chomodorids, which are also cryptobranchs, all are thought to be sponge eaters. Most live hidden under rocks or in other dark areas during the day, and some emerge at night to feed. Many species are small or nondescript, and many of these are not easy to identify. It is likely that there are some as yet undescribed species in the list below.

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DORIDIDAE

Doris granulosa	Doris pecten	Doris viridis
Doris sp. e376	Doris? sp. e741

CADLINIDAE

Aldisa pikokai

Aldisa ? sp. e087

| Aldisa sp. e558

DISCODORIDIDAE

Asteronontus

Asteronotus cespitosus adult

Asteronotus cespitosus intermediate

Asteronotus cespitosus juvenile

Atagema

Atagema echinata

Atagema intecta

Avaldesia

Avaldesia albomacula

Avaldesia tahala

Avaldesia tamatoa

Carminodoris

Carminodoris bifurcata	Carminodoris flammea	Carminodoris estrelyado
Carminodoris grandiflora

Discodoris

Discodoris boholiensis	Discodoris cebuensis	Discodoris coerulescens
Discodoris lilacina	Discodoris lilacina	Discodoris? sp. e514
Discodoris? sp. e581	Discodoris sp. e588	Discodoris sp. e968
discodorid sp. e218	discodorid sp. e265	discodorid sp. e379
discodorid sp. e418	discodorid sp. e451	discodorid sp. e472
discodorid sp. e606	discodorid sp. e621	discodorid sp. e628
discodorid sp. e638	discodorid sp. e655	discodorid sp. e680
discodorid sp. e720	discodorid sp. e799	discodorid sp. e842
discodorid sp. e896

Geitodoris

Halgerda

Halgerda albocristata	Halgerda brunneomaculata	Halgerda dalanghita
Halgerda johnsonorum	Halgerda malesso	Halgerda tessellata
Halgerda ? sp. e209	Halgerda ? sp. e212	Halgerda sp. e346

Hoplodoris

Jorunna

Jorunna alisonae	Jorunna funebris	Jorunna parva
Jorunna rubescens	Jorunna ? sp. e524	Jorunna sp. e555

Paradoris

Paradoris sp. e081	Paradoris sp. e145	Paradoris sp. e587
Paradoris? sp. e607	Paradoris sp. e786

Peltodoris

Platydoris

Platydoris cinereobranchiata	Platydoris cruenta	Platydoris inornata
Platydoris cf inornata	Platydoris sanguinea	Platydoris cf sanguinea
Platydoris scabra	Platydoris scabra juvenile	Platydoris sp. e417
Platydoris sp. e450	Platydoris sp. e450	Platydoris sp. e450
Platydoris sp. e450	Platydoris sp. e811	Platydoris ? sp. e835

Rostanga

Rostanga lutescens	Rostanga ? sp. e219	Rostanga ? sp. e337
Rostanga sp. e384	Rostanga ? sp. e403	Rostanga sp. e485
Rostanga? sp. e838	Rostanga sp. e938

Sclerodoris

Sclerodoris tuberculata

Sclerodoris sp. e406

Sebadoris

Sebadoris fragilis

Sebadoris nubilosa

Thordisa

Thordisa oliva	Thordisa? sp. e349	Thordisa sp. e545
Thordisa? sp. e572	Thordisa sp. e654	Thordisa? sp. e659

ACTINOCYCLIDAE

Actinocyclus papillatus	Actinocyclus verrucosus	Actinocyclus? sp. e467
Hallaxa cryptica	Hallaxa cryptica	Hallaxa fuscescens
Hallaxa iju	Hallaxa indecora	Hallaxa paulinae
Hallaxa translucens ?	Hallaxa sp. e618	Hallaxa sp. e635
Hallaxa sp. e670	Hallaxa sp. e693	Hallaxa sp. e847
Hallaxa sp. e894

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