Opisthobranchs
which we generally refer to as...
Nudibranchs
(click on the thumbnail image to see larger images,
in most cases there are multiple photos behind the thumbnail)
Nudibranchia
Suborder Doridacea
(Dorids)
Hopkin's Rose
Hopkinsia rosacea
Trapania velox
Hudson's Dorid
Acanthodoris hudsoni
Red Tipped Dorid
Acanthodoris rhodoceras
Yellow Dorid
Acanthodoris lutea
Aegires albopunctatus
Cockerell's Dorid
Laila cockerelli
Black Dorid
Polycera atra
Hedgpeth's Dorid
Polycera hedgpethi
Three Colored Polycera
Polycera tricolor
Catalina Triopha
Triopha catalinae
Spotted Triopha
Triopha maculata
Yellow Spotted Cadlina
Cadlina flavomaculata
Limbaugh's Cadlina
Cadlina limbaughorum
Yellow Edged Cadlina
Cadlina luteomarginata
MacFarland's Chromodorid
Chromodoris macfarlandi
Porter's Chromodorid
Mexichromis porterae
California's Chromodorid
Hypselodoris californiensis
White Dorid
Conualevia alba
Odhner's Dorid
Archidoris odhneri
Diaulula nobilis
(formerly Anisodoris nobilis)
San Diego Dorid
Diaulula sandiegensis
Peltodoris mullineri
White Spotted Porostome
Doriopsilla albopunctata
Doriopsilla spaldingi
Suborder Dendronotacea
(Dendronotids)
Tritonia festiva
Diomedes Tritonia
Tritonia diomedea
Tritonia pickensi
White Dendronotid
Dendronotus albus
Dendronotus frondosus
Dendronotus sp.
Dendronotus iris
Doto amyra
Lion Nudibranch
Melibe leonina
Suborder Arminacea
California Armina
Armina californica
White-lined Dirona
Dirona albolineata
Dirona picta
Santa Barbara Janolus
Janolus barbarensis
Suborder Aeolidacea
(Aeolids)
Spanish Shawl
Flabellina iodinea
Price's Aeolid
Flabellina pricei
Three Lined Aeolid
Flabellina trilineata
Rickett's Aeolid
Cuthona rickettsi
British Columbia's Aeolid
Cuthona columbiana
Baba's Aeolid
Babakina festiva
Cuthona divae
Stearn's Aeolid
Facelina stearnsi
Hermissenda crassicornis
Hilton's Aeolid
Phidiana hiltoni
Aeolidia papillosa
Cephalaspidea
Diomedes Aglajid
Melanochlamys diomedea
Navanax
Navanax inermis
Bubble Snail
Haminoea sp.
Gould's Bubble Snail
Bulla gouldiana
Spotted Rictaxis
Rictaxis punctocaelatus
Anaspidea
California Sea Hare
Aplysia californica
Black Sea Hare
Aplysia vaccaria
Notospidea
Tylodina fungina
Berthella californica
Engel's Berthella
Berthellina engeli
Strong's Bertella
Berthella strongi
California Sea Slug
Pleurobranchaea californica
Opisthobranch Eggs
Nudibranch Eggs, many types
NOTE: Nudibranch pictures shown as © Michael D. Miller are used with permission from
his website,
The Slugsite
, which is a very good site. Check it out!