Phanerobranch Dorid Nudibranchs

This list of phanerobranch dorids contains species from several families. Since they are listed alphabetically, they are not in good taxonomic order. Many of these species are small and often stiff, so they tend to be slow moving. Most are not commonly found, but that could be due more to their small size and slow movements than to any inherent rarity. Many of them were found only by turning over a rock and staring at the underside for several minutes before some of the small, cryptic species gave themselves away by slowly starting to move away from the light. Other species, such as the Nembrotha spp, are much larger and faster, and are often quite easy to see. Most likely most of these larger, more flamboyant species are toxic or distasteful to predators, and their bright colors and more exposed lifestyle may warn potential predators that this particular morsel is not edible.

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Aegires cf incusus
Aegires citrina
Aegires exeches
Aegires flores
Aegires pruvotfolae
Aegires villosus
Aegires sp. e118
Aegires sp. e270
Aegires ? sp. e408
Goniodoridiella savignyi
Goniodoris aspera
Goniodoris cf aspera
goniodorid sp. e295
goniodorid sp. e241
goniodorid sp. e297
Kaloplocamus ? sp. e405
Nembrotha cristata
Nembrotha kubaryana
Okenia kondoi
Okenia nakamotoensis
Plocamopherus ceylonicus
Plocamopherus cf ceylonicus
Plocamopherus maculatus
Plocamopherus sp. e275
Polycera cf japonica
Polycera sp. e111
Polycera sp. e331
Roboastra gracilis
Tambja amakusana
Tambja morosa
Trapania circinata
Trapania euryeia
Trapania squama