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Species List

The following list includes all species from Hawaii that we believe are valid at this time arranged in taxonomic order. Each species name links to the description of that species and each higher taxon name links to the thumbnail page for that taxon. Internal links to the orders and suborders are provided at the left for the convenience of the user.

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Opisthobranchia

Acteonoidea

Actaeonidae

     Acteon  virgatus
     Pupa pudica
     Pupa tessellata
     Pupa sp. #1

Bullinidae

     Bullina lineata
     Bullina rubeopunctata
     Bullina vitrea
     Bullina sp. #1

Aplustridae

     Aplustrum amplustre
     Hydatina physis
     Hydatina zonata
     Micromelo scriptus

Cephalaspidea

Tornatinidae

     Acteocina hawaiensis
     Acteocina sandwicensis
     Acteocina sp. #1
     Acteocina sp. #2
     Acteocina sp. #3

Cylichnidae

     Cylichna analogia
     Cylichna biplicata
     Eocylichna cf. venustula


Scaphandridae
    
     Hamineobulla kawamurai
     Scaphander alatus
     Scaphander pustulosus
     Scaphander takedai

Alacuppidae

     Mimatys fukuokaensis
     Roxania(?) calcarea

Retusidae

     Retusa sp. #1
     Retusa sp. #2

Mnestiidae

     Mnestia cf. villica

Colinatydidae

     Colinatys sp. #1

Diaphanidae

     Diaphana sp. #2

Philinidae

     Philine orca
     Philine pittmani
     Philine puka
     Philine rubrata
     Philine sp. #2
     Philine sp. #3
     Philine sp. #4
     Philine sp. #5

Colpodaspididae

     Colpodaspis thompsoni
     Colpodaspis sp. #1
   
Gastropteridae

     Enotepteron rosewateri
     Gastropteron minutum
     Gastropteron sp. #1
     Sagaminopteron pohnpei
     Sagaminopteron psychedelicum
     Siphopteron flavum
     Siphopteron quadrispinosum
     Siphopteron sp. #1

Aglajidae

     Biuve cf. fulvipunctata
     Biuve sp. #4
     Chelidonura alisonae
     Chelidonura hirundinina
     Chelidonura(?) sp. #3
     Chelidonura(?) sp. #5
     Chelidonura(?) sp. #6
     Nakamigawaia spiralis
     Nakamigawaia sp. #2
     Niparaya cf. regiscorona
     Noalda sp. #1
     Noalda sp. #2
     Odontoglaja sp. #1
     Philinopsis speciosa
     Spinoaglaja orientalis
     Spinoaglaja(?) sp. #3
     Tubulophilinopsis lineolata
     Tubulophilinopsis pilsbryi
     Tubulophilinopsis sp. #1

Haminoeidae

     Aliculastrum debile
     Atys kuhnsi
     Atys semistriatus
     Atys sp. #5
     Diniatys dentifer
     Diniatys dubius
     Haloa crocata
     Haloa sp. #5
     Lamprohaminoea cymbalum
     Lamprohaminoea cf. ovalis
     Lamprohaminoea sp. #1
     Liloa mongii
     Liloa porcelana
     Liloa(?) sp. #2
     Phanerophthalmus anettae
     Phanerophthalmus cf. paulayi
     Phanerophthalmus perpallidus
     Roxaniella pittmani
     Roxaniella sp. #9
     Smaragdinella calyculata
     Vellicola muscarius
     Vellicola sp. #13
     Vellicola sp. #15
     Weinkauffia ukulele
     Weinkauffia sp. #10
     un. sp. #2
     un. sp. #3
     un. sp. #4
     un. sp. #5
     un. sp. #14

Bullidae

     Bulla peasiana
     Bulla vernicosa

Runcinida

Runcinidae

     Runcina sp. #1
     Runcina sp. #2

Thecosomata

Limacinidae

     Heliconoides inflatus
     Limacina bulimoides
     Limacina lesueuri
     Limacina trochiformis

Cavolinidae

     Cavolinia gibbosa
     Cavolinia globulosa
     Cavolinia inflexa
     Cavolinia tridentata
     Cavolinia uncinata
     Clio cuspidata
     Clio pyramidata
     Clio recurva
     Creseis acicula   
     Creseis virgula
     Cuvierina columnella
     Diacavolinia aff. longirostris
     Diacavolinia pacifica
     Diacria danae
     Diacria major
     Diacria schmidti
     Diacria trispinosa
     Styliola subula

Cymbuliidae

     Corolla ovata
     Corolla spectabilis
     Cymbulia sibogae
     Gleba cordata

Gymnosomata

Clionidae

     Thliptodon diaphanus

Cliopsidae

      Cliopsis krohni

Anaspidea

Aplysiidae

     Aplysia argus
     Aplysia elongata
     Aplysia juliana
     Aplysia oculifera
     Aplysia reticulata
     Dolabella auricularia
     Dolabella sp. #1
     Dolabrifera dolabrifera
     Dolabrifera sp. #1
     Notarchus indicus
     Petalifera ramosa
     Phycophila euchlora
     Phyllaplysia cf. lafonti
     Stylocheilus longicauda
     Stylocheilus striatus
     Syphonota geographica

Sacoglossa

Cylindrobullidae

     Cylindrobulla sp. #1
     Volvatella pyriformis
     Volvatella ventricosa
     Volvatella vigourouxi

Juliidae

     Berthelinia pseudochloris
     Julia exquisita
     Julia zebra
     Julia sp. #1
     Julia sp. #2
     un. sp. #1
     un. sp. #2

Oxynoidae

     Lobiger viridis
     Oxynoe jordani

Plakobranchidae

     Bosellia sp. #1
     Elysia degeneri
     Elysia lobata
     Elysia marginata
     Elysia nealae
     Elysia obtusa
     Elysia pusilla
     Elysia rufescens
     Elysia tomentosa
     Elysia cf. trisinuata
     Elysia sp. #2
     Elysia sp. #4
     Elysia sp. #5
     Elysia sp. #6
     Elysia sp. #7
     Elysia sp. #9
     Elysia sp. #10
     Elysia sp. #12
     Elysia sp. #13
     Elysia sp. #14
     Elysia sp. #15
     Plakobranchus ocellatus
     Thuridilla carlsoni
     Thuridilla kathae
     Thuridilla multimarginata
     Thuridilla neona
     Thuridilla cf. vatae
     Thuridilla sp. #3

Limapontiidae

     Costasiella formicaria
     Costasiella fridae
     Costasiella kuroshimae
     Costasiella sp. #1
     Costasiella sp. #3
     Ercolania cf. coerulea
     Ercolania sp. #3
     Ercolania sp. #7
     Ercolania sp. #8
     Ercolania(?) sp. #9
     Placida barackobamai
     Placida kevinleei
     Placida sp. #1
     Placida sp. #2
     Sacoproteus cf. smaragdinus
     Sacoproteus thomasleei
     Sacoproteus sp. #1
     Stiliger sp. #4
     Stiliger sp. #6
     Stiliger sp. #10
     Stiliger(?) sp. #11
     Stiliger sp. #12
 
Hermaeidae

     Hermaea sp. #1

Caliphyllidae

     Caliphylla sp. #1
     Cyerce bourbonica
     Cyerce elegans
     Cyerce nigricans
     Cyerce pavonina
     Mourgona sp. #1
     Mourgona(?) sp. #2
     Mourgona sp. #3
     Mourgona sp. #4
     Mourgona sp. #5
     Polybranchia cf. jannae
     Polybranchia jensenae
     Polybranchia samanthae
     un. sp. #1

Umbraculoidea

Tylodinidae

     Tylodina sp. #1

Umbraculidae

     Umbraculum sp. #1
     Umbraculum sp. #2
     Umbraculum sp. #3
 
Pleurobranchomorpha

Pleurobranchidae

     Berthella sp. #1
     Berthellina delicata
     Berthellina sp. #1
     Euselenops luniceps
     Pleurehdera haraldi
     Pleurehdera pellucida
     Pleurobranchaea sp. #1
     Pleurobranchella nicobarica
     Pleurobranchus forskalii
     Pleurobranchus grandis
     Pleurobranchus mamillatus
     Pleurobranchus cf. peronii
     Pleurobranchus varians
     Pleurobranchus (?) sp. #1
     Tomoberthella martensi
     un. sp. #2
     un. sp. #3

Nudibranchia

Doridacea

Dorididae

     Doris granulosa
     Doris immonda
     Doris nucleola
     Doris pecten
     Doris viridis
     Doris(?) sp. #1
     Doris sp. #2

Cadlinidae

     Aldisa pikokai
     Aldisa sp. #1
     Aldisa sp. #2

Discodorididae

     Asteronotus cespitosus
     Atagema echinata
     Atagema intecta
     Atagema cf. osseosa
     Atagema scabriuscula
     Atagema(?) sp. #2
     Atagema sp. #3
     Atagema sp. #18
     Carminodoris bifurcata
     Carminodoris cf. flammea
     Carminodoris grandiflora
     Carminodoris sp. #2
     Carminodoris sp. #20
     Carminodoris sp. #21
     Diaulula sp. #1
     Diaulula sp. #2
     Discodoris cebuensis
     Discodoris lilacina
     Geitodoris sp. #1
     Geitodoris sp. #3
     Geitodoris sp. #4
     Halgerda dalanghita
     Halgerda paliensis
     Halgerda terramtuentis
     Jorunna alisonae
     Jorunna cf. ramicola
     Jorunna funebris
     Otinodoris sp. #1
     Paradoris sp. #1
     Paradoris sp. #4
     Paradoris sp. #7
     Hiatodoris fellowsi
     Peltodoris rubra
     Platydoris formosa
     Platydoris cf. inornata
     Platydoris sanguinea
     Platydoris sp. #1
     Platydoris sp. #2
     Platydoris sp. #3
     Rostanga bifurcata
     Rostanga lutescens
     Rostanga sp. #1
     Sclerodoris rubicunda
     Sclerodoris sp. #1
     Sclerodoris sp. #2
     Sebadoris fragilis
     Sebadoris nubilosa
     Thordisa albomacula
     Thordisa cf. oliva
     Thordisa setosa
     Thordisa sp. #2
     Thordisa sp. #4
     Thordisa sp. #5
     Thordisa sp. #13
     Thordisa sp. #14
     un. sp. #2
     un. sp. #4
     un. sp. #5
     un. sp. #8
     un. sp. #12
     un. sp. #15
     un. sp. #17
     un. sp. #18
     un. sp. #19

Actinocyclidae

     Actinocyclus verrucosus
     Hallaxa cf. fuscescens
     Hallaxa iju
     Hallaxa translucens

Chromodorididae

     Ardeadoris angustolutea
     Ardeadoris poliahu
     Ardeadoris scottjohnsoni
     Ardeadoris tomsmithi
     Ardeadoris sp. #2
     Ardeadoris(?) sp. #4
     Ceratosoma tenue
     Ceratosoma(?) sp. #1
     Ceratosoma sp. #2
     Chromodoris aspersa
     Chromodoris striatella
     Chromodoris sp. #2
     Diversidoris flava
     Doriprismatica atromarginata
     Glossodoris rufomarginata
     Goniobranchus albopunctatus
     Goniobranchus albopustulosus
     Goniobranchus decorus
     Goniobranchus geometricus
     Goniobranchus petechialis
     Goniobranchus verrieri
     Goniobranchus vibratus
     Goniobranchus sp. #1
     Goniobranchus sp. #5
     Goniobranchus(?) sp. #6
     Hypselodoris alboterminata
     Hypselodoris bertschi
     Hypselodoris imperialis
     Hypselodoris infucata
     Hypselodoris insulana
     Hypselodoris maridadilus
     Hypselodoris paulinae
     Hypselodoris peasei
     Hypselodoris violabranchia
     Mexichromis pusilla
     Mexichromis(?) sp. #3
     Miamira sinuata
     Thorunna daniellae
     Thorunna cf. halourga
     Thorunna kahuna
     Verconia simplex
     Verconia varians
     Verconia sp. #4
     Verconia sp. #5
     Verconia sp. #6
   
Dendrodorididae

     Dendrodoris cf. albopurpura
     Dendrodoris carbunculosa
     Dendrodoris coronata
     Dendrodoris elongata
     Dendrodoris fumata
     Dendrodoris krusensternii
     Dendrodoris nigra
     Dendrodoris tuberculosa
     Dendrodoris sp. #1
     Dendrodoris sp. #6
     Dendrodoris sp. #7
     Dendrodoris sp. #8
     Dendrodoris sp. #9
     Dendrodoris sp. #10
     Doriopsilla sp. #1
     Doriopsilla sp. #5
     Doriopsilla sp. #9
     un. sp. #14

Phyllidiidae

     Ceratophyllidia sp. #1
     Phyllidia exquisita
     Phyllidia cf. larryi
     Phyllidia polkadotsa
     Phyllidia scottjohnsoni
     Phyllidia varicosa
     Phyllidia sp. #1
     Phyllidiella cf. lizae  
     Phyllidiella pustulosa
     Phyllidiella rosans
     Phyllidiopsis cardinallis
     Phyllidiopsis fissurata
     Phyllidiopsis loricata
     Phyllidiopsis sphingis
     un. sp. #1

Hexabranchidae

     Hexabranchus aureomarginatus
     Hexabranchus sandwichensis

Goniodorididae

     Murphydoris cf. cobbi
     Murphydoris puncticulata
     Murphydoris sp. #1
     Murphydoris sp. #2
     Murphydoris sp. #3
     Okenia pellucida
     Okenia rhinorma
     Okenia sp. #1
     Okenia sp. #2
     Okenia sp. #3
     Pelagella joubini
     Pelagella(?) sp. #1
     Trapania euryeia
     Trapania sp. #1

Calycidorididae

     Diaphorodoris sp. #1

Onchidorididae

     Knoutsodonta cf. maugeansis

Aegiridae 

     Aegires exeches
     Aegires lemoncello
     Aegires pruvotfolae

Gymnodorididae

     Gymnodoris alba
     Gymnodoris bicolor
     Gymnodoris citrina
     Gymnodoris okinawae
     Gymnodoris rubropapulosa
     Gymnodoris sp. #2
     Gymnodoris sp. #5
     Gymnodoris sp. #6
     Gymnodoris sp. #7
     Gymnodoris sp. #8
     Gymnodoris sp. #9
     Gymnodoris sp. #10
     Gymnodoris sp. #11

Polyceridae

     Crimora lutea
     Kalinga ornata
     Kaloplocamus cf. dokte
     Kaloplocamus ramosus
     Kaloplocamus sp. #1
     Martadoris amakusana
     Martadoris limaciformis
     Plocamopherus ceylonicus
     Plocamopherus cf. imperialis
     Plocamopherus maculatus
     Plocamopherus(?) sp. #1
     Polycera abei
     Polycera japonica
     Polycera sp. #1
     Polycera sp. #3
     Roboastra gracilis
     Tambja morosa
     Tambja sagamiana
     Thecacera pacifica

Vayssiereidae

     Vayssierea felis

Dendronotacea

Bornellidae

     Bornella anguilla
     Bornella pele
     Bornella stellifer

Hancockiidae

     Hancockia sp. #1

Scyllaeidae

     Notobryon wardi
     Scyllae cf.  fulva    
     Scyllae sp. #1

Phylliroidae

     Cephalopyge trematoides
     Phylliroe bucephala

Tethyidae

     Melibe engeli
     Melige megaceras
     Melibe pilosa
     Melibe sp. #1
     Melibe sp. #2

Dotidae

     Doto sp. #1
     Doto sp. #2

Embletoniidae

     Embletonia gracilis

Tritoniidae

     Marianina rosea
     Marionia hawaiiensis
     Tritonia sp. #4
     Tritoniopsis sp. #1
     un. sp. #2

Arminacea

Arminidae

     Dermatobranchus cf. piperoides
     Dermatobranchus rubidus

Madrellidae

      Madrella sp. #1

Proctonotidae

     Janolus mirabilis
     Janolus toyamensis
     Janolus sp. #1

Aeolidacea

Flabellinidae

     Cumanotos(?) sp. #1
     Flabellina exoptata
     Flabellina sp. 2

Samlidae

     Samla bicolor
     Samla cf. rubropurpurata
     Samla sp. #1

Babakinidae

     Babakina indopacifica

Unidentiidae

     Unidentia sp. #1

Fionidae

     Abronica sp. #4
     Eubranchus mandapamensis
     Eubranchus sp. #1
     Eubranchus sp. #2
     Eubranchus sp. #3
     Eubranchus sp. #4
     Eubranchus sp. #5
     Eubranchus sp. #6
     Eubranchus sp. #8
     Fiona pinnata
     Tenellia acinosa
     Tenellia diminutiva
     Tenellia lugubris
     Tenellia melanobrachia
     Tenellia cf. minor
     Tenellia ornata
     Tenellia perca
     Tenellia pinnifera
     Tenellia poritophages
     Tenellia sp. #1
     Tenellia sp. #2
     Tenellia sp. #5
     Tenellia sp. #6
     Tenellia sp. #7
     Tenellia sp. #8
     Tenellia sp. #9
     Tenellia sp. #10
     Tenellia sp. #11
     Tenellia sp. #12
     Tenellia sp. #13
     Tenellia sp. #15
     Tenellia sp. #16
     Tenellia sp. #19
     Tenellia sp. #20
     Tenellia sp. #21
     Tenellia sp. #22
     Tenellia sp. #23
     Tenellia sp. #24
     Tenellia sp. #25
     Tenellia sp. #26
     Tenellia sp. #27
     Tenellia sp. #28
     Tenellia sp. #29
     Tenellia sp. #30

Facelinidae

     Antonietta cf. janthina
     Caloria indica
     Caloria militaris
     Caloria sp. #1
     Caloria sp. #2
     Caloria sp. #3
     Caloria sp. #4
     Cratena sp. #1
     Facelina sp. #2
     Facelina sp. #3
     Facelina sp. #4
     Facelinella semidecora
     Favorinus japonicus
     Favorinus mirabilis
     Favorinus sp. #1
     Favorinus sp. #2
     Glaucus atlanticus
     Glaucus mcfarlanei
     Godiva sp. #1
     Herviella mietta
     Noumeaella isa
     Noumeaella rehderi
     Phyllodesmium poindimiei
     Phyllodesmium undulatum
     Phyllodesmium sp. #1
     Phyllodesmium sp. #2
     Phyllodesmium sp. #3
     Pleurolidia juliae
     Pruvotfolia sp. #1
     Pteraeolidia semperi
     Sakuraeolis sp. #1
     un. sp. #2
     un. sp. #3
     un. sp. #7
     un. sp. #8
     un. sp. #9
     un. sp. #10
     un. sp. #21

Aeolidiidae

     Anteaeolidiella cacaotica
     Anteaeolidiella cf. takanosimensis
     Baeolidia cf. harrietae
     Baeolidia moebii
     Baeolidia ransoni
     Baeolidia salaamica
     Baeolidia scottjohnsoni
     Bulbaeolidia alba
     Bulbaeolidia paulae
     Cerberilla affinis
     Cerberilla albopunctata
     Cerberilla sp. #1
     Cerberilla sp. #2
     Limenandra confusa
     Limenandra rosanae
     Spurilla braziliana

Pseudovermidae

     Pseudovermis sp. #1


If you are interested in related taxa that are not traditionally considered sea slugs (opisthobranchs), please see the lower heterobranch addendum and the marine pulmonate addendum. Both also include some families that have been placed in the Opisthobranchia by some authors.

Although they're not closely related to sea slugs, we've added a prosobranch addendum for Velutinids and other prosobranchs that are often mistaken for opisthobranchs.
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