Cite this article as:
Ballesteros, M., Madrenas, E. & Pontes, M. (2025) "Introduction to Sea Slugs" in OPK-Opistobranquis. Published: 24/12/2012. Accessed: 27/07/2026. Available at (https://opistobranquis.info/en/?p=5771)
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- Felimida binza
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- Felimida elegantula
- Felimida goslineri
- Felimida luteopunctata
- Felimida luteorosea
- Gargamella boucheti
- Gargamella perezi
- Gargamella rosi
- Geitodoris bacalladoi
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- Geitodoris perfossa
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- Rudmania krohni
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- Bermudella mica
- Bermudella polycerelloides
- Bermudella zoobotryon
- Cargoa impexa
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- Corambe obscura
- Corambe testudinaria
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- Diaphorodoris alba
- Diaphorodoris papillata
- Goniodoridella miramarae
- Goniodoridella picoensis
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- Okenia aspersa
- Okenia elegans
- Okenia hispanica
- Okenia leachii
- Okenia mediterranea
- Okenia nodosa
- Onchidoris bilamellata
- Pelagella castanea
- Trapania bajamarensis
- Trapania fusca
- Trapania graeffei
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- Trapania luquei
- Trapania maculata
- Trapania orteai
- Trapania sanctipetrensis
- Trapania tartanella
- Phyllidioidea
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- Aegires sublaevis
- Crimora papillata
- Kaloplocamus ramosus
- Limacia clavigera
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- Polycera aurantiomarginata
- Polycera elegans
- Polycera faeroensis
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- Polycera quadrilineata
- Polycerella emertoni
- Tambja ceutae
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- Thecacera pennigera
- Tyrannodoris europaea
- Doridoidea
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- Aeolidioidea
- Aeolidia filomenae
- Aeolidia papillosa
- Aeolidiella alderi
- Aeolidiella glauca
- Aeolidiella sanguinea
- Anteaeolidiella indica
- Anteaeolidiella lurana
- Babakina anadoni
- Baenopsis baetica
- Baeolidia moebii
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- Dondice occidentalis
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- Algarvia alba
- Caloria elegans
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- Caloria militaris
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- Cratena peregrina
- Dicata odhneri
- Facelina annulicornis
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- Learchis poica
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- Limenandra nodosa
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- Spurilla neapolitana
- Arminoidea
- Dendronotoidea
- Dendronotus frondosus
- Doto alidrisi
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- Doto pygmaea
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- Hancockia uncinata
- Lomanotus barlettai
- Lomanotus genei
- Lomanotus marmoratus
- Melibe viridis
- Phylliroe lichtensteinii
- Scyllaea pelagica
- Tethys fimbria
- Embletonioidea
- Fionoidea
- Amphorina andra
- Amphorina farrani
- Amphorina linensis
- Amphorina pallida
- Calma glaucoides
- Calma gobioophaga
- Catriona aurantia
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- Coryphella verrucosa
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- Cuthona correai
- Cuthona nana
- Cuthona perca
- Cuthona thompsoni
- Cuthona willani
- Eubranchus amazighi
- Eubranchus capellinii
- Eubranchus cingulatus
- Eubranchus doriae
- Eubranchus exiguus
- Eubranchus prietoi
- Eubranchus tricolor
- Eubranchus vittatus
- Fiona pinnata
- Fjordia chriskaugei
- Fjordia insolita
- Fjordia lineata
- Luisella babai
- Microchlamylla gracilis
- Rubramoena amoena
- Rubramoena rubescens
- Tenellia adspersa
- Tergipes tergipes
- Trinchesia albopunctata
- Trinchesia caerulea
- Trinchesia cuanensis
- Trinchesia foliata
- Trinchesia genovae
- Trinchesia granosa
- Trinchesia ilonae
- Trinchesia miniostriata
- Trinchesia morrowae
- Trinchesia ocellata
- Proctonotoidea
- Tritonioidea
- Aeolidioidea
- Pleurobranchida
- Berthella africana
- Berthella aurantiaca
- Berthella ocellata
- Berthella perforata
- Berthella plumula
- Berthella sideralis
- Berthellina citrina
- Berthellina edwardsii
- Pleurehdera stellata
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- Cavolinia gibbosa
- Cavolinia globulosa
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- Clio cuspidata
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- Creseis acicula
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- Cuvierina columnella
- Diacavolinia limbata
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- Diacria trispinosa
- Heliconoides inflatus
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- Limacina bulimoides
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- Limacina retroversa
- Styliola subula
- Pseudothecosomata
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- Ringiculimorpha
- Runcinida
- Sacoglossa
- Oxynooidea
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- Aplysiopsis elegans
- Aplysiopsis formosa
- Bosellia mimetica
- Caliphylla mediterranea
- Caliphylla viridis
- Calliopaea bellula
- Cyerce cristallina
- Cyerce graeca
- Elysia azorica
- Elysia evelinae
- Elysia fezi
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- Elysia manriquei
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- Elysia rubeni
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- Elysia timida
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- Elysia translucens
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- Ercolania coerulea
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- Hermaea bifida
- Hermaea cantabra
- Hermaea cubana
- Hermaea paucicirra
- Hermaea variopicta
- Limapontia capitata
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- Mourgona borgninii
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