Thelist of marineheterobranchgastropods ofSouth Africa is a list ofsaltwatermolluscspecies that form a part of the molluscanfauna of South Africa. This list does not include the land or freshwater molluscs.

This is a sub-list of thelist of marine gastropods of South Africa, which is in turn a sub-list of thelist of marine molluscs of South Africa.

Heterobranchia, theheterobranchs (meaning "different gill"), is ataxonomicclade ofsnails andslugs, which includesmarine,aquatic, andterrestrialgastropodmolluscs.

Heterobranchia is one of the main clades of gastropods. Currently Heterobranchia comprises two groups: theopisthobranchs, and thepulmonates. (Full article...)

Architectonicidae

• Variegated sundial shellHeliacus variegatus (Gmelin, 1791) (Eastern Cape to Mozambique)^[1]

Siphonariidae - False limpets

• Siphonaria annaea Tomlin, 1944 (Durban northwards)^[1]
• Cape False limpetSiphonaria capensis Quoy and Gaimard (Namibia to northern KwaZulu-Natal)^[1]
• Siphonaria compressa Allanson, 1958^[2]
• Siphonaria concinna Sowerby, 1824 (Cape Point to Zululand)^[1]
• Siphonaria nigerrima Smith, 1903 (Zululand to Mozambique)^[1]
• Siphonaria oculus Krauss, 1848 (Cape Point to Zululand)^[1]
• Siphonaria serrata Fischer, 1807 (Saldanha Bay to Zululand)^[1]
• Siphonaria tenuicostulata Smith, 1903 (Durban to Mozambique)^[1]

Ringiculidae

• Ringicula turtoni Bartsch, 1915^[3]

Acteonidae

• Acteon fortis Thiele, 1925^[3]
• Acteon flammeus (Gmelin, 1791)^[3]
• Acteon pudicus (A. Adams, 1854)^[3]
• Rictaxis albis (Sowerby, 1873)^[3]
• Japonacteon sp.^[3]
• Pupa affinis (A. Adams, 1854)^[3]
• Pupa niecaensis (Barnard, 1963)^[3]
• Pupa solidula (Linnaeus, 1758)^[3]
• Pupa sulcata (Gmelin, 1791)^[3]
• Pupa suturalis (A. Adams, 1854)^[3]
• Pupa tessellata (Reeve, 1842)^[3]

Bullinidae

• Bullina scabra Gmelin, 1791^[3]
• Bullina oblonga Sowerby, 1897^[3]

Hydatinidae

• Polka-dot bubble shellMicromelo undata (Brughiere, 1792) (Transkei to Mozambique)^[1][3]
• Striped bubble shellHydatina physis (Linnaeus, 1758) (Eastern Cape to Mozambique)^[1][3]
• Hydatina amplustre (Linnaeus, 1758)^[3]
• Hydatina velum (Gmelin, 1791)^[3]
• Hydatina albocincta (van der Hoeven, 1811)^[3]

Cylichnidae

• Cylichnella agulhasensis (Thiele, 1925)^[3]
• Cylichnella meridionalis (Smith, 1902)^[3]
• Cylichnella miniscula (Turton, 1932)^[3]
• Cylichnella natalensis (Barnard, 1963)^[3]
• Cylichnella nitens (Smith, 1872)^[3]
• Cylichnella smithi (Bartsch, 1915)^[3]
• Cylichna africana Bartsch, 1915^[3]
• Cylichna bistriata Tomlin, 1920^[3]
• Cylichna dulcis Thiele. 1925^[3]
• Cylichna nitens Smith, 1903^[3]
• Cylichna remissa Smith, 1890^[3]
• Cylichna tubulosa Gould, 1859^[3]
• Scaphander punctostriatus (Mighels. 1841)^[3]

Retusidae

• Retusa agulhasensis Thiele, 1925^[3]
• Retusa natalensis Barnard, 1963^[3]
• Retusa sp. cf. nicobarica Thiele, 1925^[3]
• Retusa sp. cf. semen Thiele, 1925^[3]
• Retusa truncatula Bruguiere, 1792^[3]
• Volvulella mutabilis (Barnard, 1963)^[3]
• Volvulella pia (Thiele, 1925)^[3]
• Volvulella rostrata (A. Adams, 1854)^[3]

Philinidae

• Sand slugPhiline aperta (Linnaeus, 1767) (Cape Columbine to Mozambique)^[1][3][4][5]
• Philine berghi Smith, 1910^[3]

Gastropteridae

• Gastropteron flavobrunneum Gosliner, 1984^[3]
• Gastropteron alboaurantium Gosliner, 1984^[3]

Aglajidae

• Slipper slugPhilinopsis capensis (Bergh, 1907)^[3][5]
• Philinopsis dubia (O'Donoghue, 1929)^[3]
• Philinopsis cyanea(Martens, 1879)^[3]
• Chelidonura fulvipunctata Baba, 1938^[3]
• Chelidonura hurundinina (Quoy and Gaimard, 1824)^[3]

Haminoeidae

• Atys cylindrica (Heibling, 1779)^[3]
• Green bubble shellHaminoea alfredensis Bartsch, 1915 (Namaqualand to Eastern Cape)^[1][3]
• Haminoea natalensis (Krauss, 1848) (KwaZulu-Natal)^[1][3]
• Roxania utriculus (Brocchi, 1814)^[3]
• Smaragdinella sieboldi A. Adams, 1864^[3]
• Smaragdinella calyculata (Broderip and Sowerby, 1829)^[3]
• Phenerophthalmus smaragdinus (Ruppell and Leuckart, 1831)^[3]

Runcinidae

• Metaruncina sp.^[3]

Bullidae

• Bulla ampulla (Linnaeus 1758)^[3]

Limacinidae

• Limacina bulimoides (Orbigny, 1836)^[3]
• Limacina antarctica Woodward, 1854 - mentioned in traditional views asLimacina helicina (Phipps, 1774)^[3] (cf.^[6])
• Limacina inflata (Orbigny, 1836)^[3]
• Limacina lesueurii (Orbigny, 1836)^[3]
• Limacina trochiformis (Orbigny, 1836)^[3]

Cavoliniidae

• Cavolinia gibbosa (Orbigny, 1836)^[3]
• Cavolinia globosa (Gray, 1850)^[3]
• Cavolinia inflexa (Lesueur, 1813)^[3]
• Cavolinia tridentata (Niebuhr, 1775)^[3]
• Clio andreae (Boas, 1886)^[3]
• Clio chaptalii Gray, 1850^[3]
• Clio cuspidata (Bosc, 1802)^[3]
• Clio pyramidata Linnaeus, 1767^[3]
• Creseis acicula (Rang, 1828)^[3]
• Creseis virgula (Rang, 1828)^[3]
• Cuvierina columnella (Rang, 1827)^[3]
• Diacria quadridentata (Blainville, 1821)^[3]
• Diacria trispinosa (Blainville, 1821)^[3]
• Styliola subula (Quoy and Gaimard, 1827)^[3]

Peraclididae

• Peraclis moluccensis (Tesch, 1903)^[3]
• Peraclis reticulata (Orbigny, 1836)^[3]

Cymbuliidae

• Cymbulia sibogae Tesch, 1903^[3]
• Gleba cordata Niebuhr, 1776^[3]

Desmopteridae

• Desmopterus papilio Chun 1889^[3]

Clionidae

• Clione limacina (Phipps, 1774) (Pelagic northern and southern hemispheres)^[3] (southern hemisphere may be a distinct species,Clione antarctica)^[7]

Pneumodermatidae

• Spongiobranchaea australis (d'Orbigny, 1836)^[3] (Pelagic, southern hemisphere)^[8]

Akeridae

• Akera soluta (Gmelin 1791)^[3]

Aplysiidae

• Dwarf sea hareAplysia parvula Morch, 1863^[1][3][4][5]
• Spotted sea hareAplysia oculifera Adams and Reeve, 1850 (Cape Point to northern KwaZulu-Natal)^[1][3][5]
• Aplysia dactylomela Rang, 1828^[1][3]
• Aplysia maculata Rang, 1828^[3]
• Variable sea hareAplysia juliana Quoy and Gaimard, 1832^[3][5]
• Shaggy sea hareBursatella leachi leachi (Blainville. 1817) (Cape Columbine to Mozambique)^[1][3]
• Shaggy sea hareBursatella leachi africana (Engel, 1927)^[3][4][5]
• Wedge sea hareDolabella auricularia (Solander, 1786) (Mossel Bay to Mozambique)^[1][3]
• Dolabrifera dolabrifera (Rang, 1828)^[3]
• Paraplysia lowii Gilchrist, 1900^[3]
• Stylocheilus longicauda (Quoy and Gaimard 1824)^[3]

Oxynoidae

• Lobiger souverbiei Fischer, 1856^[3]
• Lophopleurella capensis (Thiele, 1912)^[3]
• Oxynoe viridis (Pease, 1861)^[3]
• Oxynoe sp.^[3]

Juliidae

• Berthelinia schlumbergeri Dautzenberg, 1895^[3]
• Julia zebra Kawaguti, 1981^[3]

Volvatellidae

• Ascobulla fischeri (Adams & Angas, 1864)^[3]
• Volvatella laguncula Sowerby, 1894^[3]

Placobranchidae

• Elysia halimedae Macnae, 1954^[3]
• Elysia marginata (Pease, 1871)^[3]
• Elysia moebii (Bergh, 1888)^[3]
• Elysia livida Baba, 1955^[3]
• Elysia rufescens (Pease, 1871)^[3]
• Elysia vatae Risbec, 1928^[3]
• Elysia virgata (Bergh, 1888)^[3]
• Plant-sucking nudibranchElysia viridis (Montagu, 1804) (Namaqualand to northern KwaZulu-Natal)^[1][3]
• Plant-sucking nudibranchElysia sp.^[4][5] This may be the same species as listed above asE. viridis. There may be question of identification.
• Elysia spp. (7)^[3]

Limapontiidae

• Dendritic nudibranchPlacida dendritica (Alder & Hancock, 1843)^[3][5]
• Stiliger ornatus Ehrenberg, 1831^[3]

Caliphyllidae

• Mourgona sp.^[3]
• Polybranchia orientalis (Kelaart, 1858) - cited asPhyllobranchillus orientalis^[3]

Hermaeidae

• Table Bay nudibranchAplysiopsis sinusmensalis (Macnae, 1954)^[3][5]

Umbraculidae

• Tylodina alfredensis Turton, 1932^[3]
• Umbrella pleurobranch^[1]Umbraculum sinicum (Gmelin, 1783) (transkei to Mozambique)^[3]

Pleurobranchidae

• Berthella plumula (Montagu, 1803)^[3]
• Berthella tupala Marcus, 1957^[3]
• Berthella sp.^[3]
• Lemon pleurobranchBerthellina citrina (Ruppell and Leuckart, 1828) (Cape Point to Mozambique)^[1][3]
• Lemon pleurobranchBerthellina granulata (Krauss, 1848)^[4][5] (This may replace previous entryB. citrina)
• Euselenops luniceps (Cuvier, 1817)^[3]
• Pleurobranchaea algoensis Thiele, 1925^[3]
• Pleurobranchaea brockii Bergh, 1897^[3]
• Pleurobranchaea melanopus Bergh, 1907^[3]
• Pleurobranchaea pleurobrancheana (Bergh, 1907)^[3]
• Dwarf warty pleurobranchPleurobranchaea tarda Verrill, 1880^[3][4][5]
• Warty pleurobranchPleurobranchaea bubala Marcus and Gosliner, 1984 (Cape Point to Eastern Cape)^[1][3][4][5]
• Pleurobranchella nicobarica Thiele, 1925^[3]
• Mosaic pleurobranchPleurobranchus albiguttatus (Bergh, 1905)^[4][5]
• Pleurobranchus disceptus O'Donoghue, 1929^[3]
• Pleurobranchus inhacae Macnae, 1962^[3]
• Pleurobranchus moebii Vayssiere, 1898^[3]
• Pleurobranchus nigropunctatus (Bergh, 1907)^[3]
• Pleurobranchus papillosa (O'Donoghue, 1929)^[3]
• Pleurobranchus peroni Cuvier, 1804^[3]
• Pleurobranchus perrieri Vayssiere, 1896^[3]
• Pleurobranchus sculptata (O'Donoghue, 1929)^[3]
• Pleurobranchus xhosa Macnae, 1962^[3]

Bathydorididae

• Doridoxa benthalis Barnard, 1963^[3]

Dorididae

• Aldisa benguelae Gosliner, 1985^[3]
• Three-spot nudibranchAldisa trimaculata Gosliner, 1985^[3][4][5]
• ?Alloiodoris inhacae O'Donoghue, 1929^[3]
• Archidoris capensis Bergh, 1907^[3]
• Archidoris scripta Bergh, 1907^[3]
• Rugby ball dorid or Spined doridAtagema rugosa Pruvot-Fol, 1951^[3][4][5]
• Atagema gibba Pruvot-Fol, 1951^[3]
• Warty doridDoris verrucosa Linnaeus, 1758 Orange river to Eastern Cape^[1][3][4][5]
• Doris granosa (Bergh, 1907)^[3]
• Doris spp. (2)^[3]
• Doriopsis pecten (Collingwood, 1881)^[3]
• ?Ocellate doridGargamella sp.1^[3][5]
• ?Gargamella sp.2^[3]
• Velvet doridJorunna tomentosa (Cuvier, 1804)^[3][5]
• Dotted nudibranchJorunna zania (Transkei to northern KwaZulu-Natal)Marcus 1976^[1][3]

The following four species are listed asincertae sedis by Gosliner:^[3]

• Doris natalensis Krauss, 1848
• Doris pseudida Bergh, 1907
• Doris perplexa Bergh, 1907
• Doris glabella Bergh, 1907

Actinocyclidae

• Hallaxa sp.^[3]

Chromodorididae

• Saddled nudibranchCadlina sp.1^[3][5]
• Brown-dotted nudibranchCadlina sp.2^[3][4][5]
• Cadlina sp.3^[3]
• Cadlina sp.4^[3]
• Cadlinella ornatissima (Risbec, 1928)^[9]
• Ceratosoma cornigerum (Adams and Reeve, 1850)^[3]
• Inkspot nudibranch or Lipstick nudibranchCeratosoma ingozi Gosliner, 1996^[3][4][5]
• Ceratosoma tenue Abraham, 1876^[9]
• Chromodoris africana Eliot 1904^[3][9]
• Chromodoris albolimbata Bergh, 1907^[3]
• Chromodoris alderi Collingwood, 1881^[3]
• Polka-dot chromodoridChromodoris annulata Eliot 1904 (Transkei to northern KwaZulu-Natal)^[1][3]
• Chromodoris boucheti Rudman, 1982^[9]
• Chromodoris conchyliata Yonow, 1984^[9]
• Chromodoris euelpis Bergh, 1907^[3]
• Chromodoris fidelis Kelaart, 1858^[9]
• Chromodoris geminus Rudman, 1987^[9]
• Chromodoris cf. geminus^[9]
• Chromodoris geometrica Risbec, 1928^[3][9]
• Chromodoris hamiltoni Rudman, 1977^[3][9]
• Red-spotted nudibranch or Heather's nudibranchChromodoris heatherae Gosliner, 1994^[4][5]
• Chromodoris inopinata Bergh, 1905^[3]
• Chromodoris marginata Pease, 1860^[3]
• Chromodoris porcata Bergh, 1888^[3]
• Chromodoris tinctoria (Ruppell and Leuckart, 1828)^[9]
• Gaudy chromodoridChromodoris vicina Eliot, 1904 (Central to northern KwaZulu-Natal)^[1][3]
• Chromodoris spp. (7)^[3]
• Durvilledoris lemniscata (Quoy and Gaimard, 1832)^[3]
• Glossodoris atromarginata (Cuvier 1804)^[3][9]
• Glossodoris cincta (Bergh, 1888)^[9]
• Glossodoris pallida (Ruppell and Leuckart, 1830)^[9]
• Glossodoris symmetricus Rudman, 1990^[9]
• Glossodoris undaurum Rudman, 1985^[9]
• Glossodoris spp. (4)^[3]
• Hypselodoris bullockii (Collingwood, 1881)^[9]
• Cape doridHypselodoris capensis (Barnard, 1927) (Cape Columbine to Transkei)^[1][3][4][5]
• Hypselodoris carnea (Bergh, 1889)^[3][9]
• Hypselodoris fucata Gosliner & Johnson, 1999^[9]
• Mottled doridHypselodoris infucata (Ruppell and Leuckart, 1828) (Central KwaZulu-Natal to Mozambique)^[1][3]
• Hypselodoris maculosa (Pease, 1871)^[9]
• Hypselodoris maridadilus Rudman, 1977^[3]
• Hypselodoris rudmani Gosliner and Johnson, 1999^[9]
• Hypselodoris spp. (3)^[3]
• Hypselodoris sp.^[9]
• Noumea varians (Pease, 1871)^[3]
• Noumea purpurea Baba, 1949^[3]
• Protea nudibranchNoumea protea Gosliner, 1994^[3][5]
• Risbecia pulchella (Ruppell and Leuckart, 1828)^[3][9]
• Thorunna horologia Rudman, 1984^[3][9]

Discodorididae

• Discodoris coerulescens Bergh, 1888^[3]
• Discodoris fragilis (Alder and Hancock, 1864)^[3]
• Small-spot doridDiscodoris sp.1^[3][5]
• Discodoris sp.2^[3]
• Blotchy doridGeitodoris capensis Bergh, 1907^[3][5]
• Anisodoris sp. (2)^[3]
• Thordisa burnupi Eliot, 1910^[3]
• Thordisa punctifera Bergh, 1907^[3]
• Thordisa spp. (2)^[3]
• ? Variable doridAphelodoris brunnea Bergh, 1907^[5](needs confirmation in Discodorididae)
• ?Chocolate-chip nudibranchAphelodoris sp. 1^[4][5]
• ?Brown-spotted nudibranchAphelodoris sp. 2^[4][5]
• ?Spiky nudibranchAphelodoris sp.3^[4][5]
• ?Sclerodoris apiculata (Alder and Hancock, 1864)^[3](needs confirmation in Discodorididae)
• ?Sclerodoris coriacea (Eliot, 1904)^[3](see above)
• ?Sclerodoris sp.^[3](see above)
• ?Artachaea sp,^[3](see above)
• Halgerda carlsoni Rudman, 1928^[9]
• Halgerda dichromis Fahey and Gosliner, 1999^[9]
• Halgerda tessellata Bergh, 1880^[9]
• Halgerda toliara Fahey and Gosliner, 1999^[9]
• Halgerda wasinensis Eliot, 1904^[3]
• Halgerda formosa Bergh, 1880^[3]
• Halgerda punctata Farran, 1902^[3]
• Rostanga muscula (Abraham, 1877)^[3]
• Red sponge nudibranch or Orange doridRostanga elandsia Garovoy, Valdes & Gosliner, 2001^[3][4][5]
• Rostanga phepha Garovoy, Valdés & Gosliner, 2001

Phyllidiidae

• Ceratophyllidia africana Eliot, 1903^[3]
• Phyllidia ocellata Cuvier, 1804^[9]
• Ridged nudibranch^[1]Phyllidia varicosa Lamarck, 1801 (Central KwaZulu_Natal to Mozambique)^[3][9](P. coelestis? (Bergh 1905))
• Phyllidiella zeylanica (Kelaart, 1859)^[3][9]
• Phyllidia sp.^[3]

Dendrodorididae

• Blue-speckled nudibranchDendrodoris caesia (Bergh, 1907)^[3][4][5]
• Dendrodoris callosa (Bergh, 1907)^[3]
• Tan doridDendrodoris capensis (Bergh, 1907)^[3][5]
• Dendrodoris denisoni (Angas, 1864)^[3][9]
• Dendrodoris nigra (Stimpson, 1855)^[3]
• Dendrodoris rubra (Kelaart, 1858)^[3]
• Dendrodoris spp. (3)^[3]
• Scribbled nudibranchDoriopsilla miniata (Alder and Hancock, 1864)^[3][4][5]
• White-spotted nudibranchDoriopsilla capensis Bergh, 1907^[4]
• Doriopsilla spp. (2)^[3]

Mandeliidae

• Mandela's nudibranchMandelia mirocornata Valdes & Gosliner, 1999^[3][4][5]

Onchidorididae

• Fluffy nudibranchAcanthodoris planca^[3][4][5]
• Diaphodoris sp.^[3]

Corambidae

• Crazed nudibranchCorambe sp.^[3][4]

Goniodorididae

• Giraffe spot nudibranchAncula sp.^[3][4][5]
• Tugboat nudibranchGoniodoris mercurialis Macnae, 1958^[3][5]
• Goniodoris castanea Alder and Hancock, 1845^[3]
• Goniodoris ovata Barnard, 1934^[3]
• Goniodoris sp.^[3]
• Fiery nudibranchOkenia amoenula (Bergh, 1907)^[3][4][5]
• Okenia sp.^[3]
• White lined nudibranchTrapania sp.1^[3][5]
• Trapania sp.(2)^[3]

Polyceridae

• Crimora sp.^[3]
• Kalinga ornata Alder and Hancock, 1864^[3]
• Tasseled nudibranchKaloplocamus ramosus (Cantraine, 1835)^[3][4][5]
• Orange-clubbed nudibranchLimacia clavigera (Muller, 1776) (Cape Columbine to Eastern Cape)^[1][3][4][5]
• Nembrotha livingstonei Allan, 1933^[3]
• Nembrotha purpureolineata O'Donoghue, 1924^[3]
• Plocamopherus apheles (Barnard, 1927)^[10]
• Plocamopherus maculatus (Pease, 1860)^[3]
• Plocamopherus sp.^[3]
• Crowned nudibranchPolycera capensis Quoy and Gaimard, 1824 (Orange river to Eastern Cape)^[1][3][4][5]
• Polycera hedgpethi Marcus, 1964^[3]
• Four lined nudibranchPolycera quadrilineata (Muller, 1776)^[3][4]
• Polycera sp.^[3] (not same as Twin crowned or Orange lined crowned)
• Twin-crowned nudibranchPolycera sp.1^[4][5]
• Orange lined crowned nudibranchPolycera sp.2^[5]
• Roboastra gracilis (Bergh, 1877)^[3]
• Roboastra luteolineata (Baba, 1936)^[3]
• Black nudibranchTambja capensis (Bergh, 1907) (Cape Point to Tsitsikamma)^[1][3][4][5]
• Tambja morosa (Bergh, 1877)^[3]
• Tambja sp.^[3]
• Thecacera pacifica (Bergh, 1883)^[3]
• Thecacera pennigera (Montagu, 1804)^[3]
• Thecacera sp.^[3]

Aegiridae

• Knobbly nudibranchAegires ninguis Fahey & Gosliner, 2004^[3][4][5]

Gymnodorididae

• Gymnodoris alba (Bergh, 1877)^[3]
• Gymnodoris ceylonica (Kelaart, 1858)^[3]
• Gymnodoris inornata (Bergh, 1880)^[3]
• Gymnodoris okinawae Baba, 1936^[3]
• Gymnodoris spp. (2)^[3]
• Ghost nudibranchLecithophorus capensis Macnae, 1958^[3][4][5]
• Lecithophorus sp.^[3]

Hexabranchidae

• Spanish dancerHexabranchus sanguineus (Ruppell and Leuckart, 1828) (KwaZulu-Natal south coast to Mozambique)^[1][3]

Okadaiidae

• Okadaia elegans Baba 1931^[3]

Charcotiidae

• Frilled nudibranch or Smits nudibranchLeminda millecra Griffiths, 1985^[3][4][5]

Dotidae

• Crowned dotoDoto africoronata Shipman & Gosliner, 2015^[11]
• Feathered dotoDoto pinnatifida (Montagu, 1804)^[3][4][5]
• Doto rosea Trinchese, 1881^[3]

Embletoniidae

• Embletonia gracilis Risbec, 1928^[3]

Proctonotidae

• Gas flame nudibranchBonisa nakaza Gosliner, 1981 (Cape Peninsula to Eastern Cape)^[1][3][4][5]
• Cape silvertip nudibranch or Silvertip nudibranchJanolus capensis Bergh, 1907 (Cape Columbine to Eastern Cape)^{[1][3][4][5][9]}
• Medallion silvertip nudibranchJanolus longidentatus Gosliner, 1981^[3][4][5]
• Nippled nudibranchJanolus sp.^[4]

Arminidae

• Armina berghi Thiele, 1925^[3]
• Armina capensis (Bergh, 1907)^[3]
• Armina euchroa (Bergh, 1907)^[3]
• Gilchrists sand slugArmina gilchristi (Bergh, 1907)^[3][5]
• Armina grisea O'Donoghue, 1927^[3]
• Armina microdonta (Bergh, 1907)^[3]
• Armina natalensis (Bergh, 1866)^[3]
• Armina serrata O'Donoghue, 1929^[3]
• Armina simoniana Thiele, 1925^[3]
• Striped sand slug or Pierre's arminaArmina sp.^[4][5]
• White-ridged nudibranchDermatobranchus sp. 1 (Gosliner)^[3][4][5]
• Dermatobranchus sp. 2^[3]
• Dermatobranchus sp. 3^[3]
• Brown ridged nudibranch or narrow ridged nudibranchDermatobranchus sp. 4 (Gosliner)^[3][4][5]

Tritoniidae

• Whip fan nudibranchTritonia nilsodhneri Marcus, 1983^[3][4][5]
• Tritonia aurantiacum Barnard, 1927^[3]
• Tritonia pallida Stimpson, 1854^[3]
• Tritonia indecora Bergh, 1907^[3]
• Soft coral nudibranchTritonia sp. 1 (Gosliner)^[3][4][5]
• Brush nudibranchTritonia sp. 2 (Gosliner)^[3][4][5]
• Tritoniadoxa capensis Bergh, 1907^[3]
• ?Marionia spp. (2)^[3] (isMarionia valid and in Tritoniidae?)
• Marionia cyanobranchiata (Ruppell and Leuckart, 1831)^[3] (species inquirenda)

Aranucidae

• Marianina rosea Pruvot-Fol, 1930^[3]

Bornellidae

• Bornella adamsii Gray, 1850^[3]
• Bornella anguilla Johnson, 1983^[3][9]

Dendronotidae

Scyllaeidae

• Iridescent nudibranchNotobryon wardi Ohdner, 1936 (Namaqualand to Tsitsikamma)^[1][3][4][5]
• Scyllaea pelagica Linnaeus, 1758^[3]

Tethydidae

• Dinosaur nudibranchMelibe liltvedi Gosliner, 1987^[3]
• Cowled nudibranchMelibe rosea Rang, 1829 (Orange river to Eastern Cape)^[1][3][4][5]
• Melibe pilosa Pease, 1860^[3]
• Melibe sp.^[3]

Flabellinidae

• Purple ladyFlabellina funeka Gosliner and Griffiths, 1981^[3][4][5]
• White-edged nudibranch or Chalk stripe nudibranchFlabellina capensis (Thiele, 1025)^[3][4][5]
• Flabellina spp. (3)^[3]
• Coryphellina sp.^[3]

Fionidae

• Fiona pinnata (Eschscholtz, 1831)^[3]

Eubranchidae

• Eubranchus sp.1^[3]
• Eubranchus sp.2^[3]
• Eubranchus sp.3^[3]
• Fireworks nudibranchEubranchus sp.4^[5]
• Candelabra nudibranchEubranchus sp.5 (Zsilavecz)^[4][5]

Tergipedidae

• Candy nudibranchCuthona speciosa (Macnae, 1954)^[3][4][5]
• Cuthona ornata Baba, 1937^[3]
• Cuthona kanga (Edmunds, 1970)^[3]
• Cuthona anulata (Baba, 1949)^[3]
• Cuthona spp. (5)^[3]
• Yellow candy nudibranchCuthona sp.6^[5]
• Cuthona sp.^[9]
• Tergipes tergipes Forskal, 1779^[3]
• Catriona casha Gosliner and Griffiths, 1981^[3]
• Catriona columbiana O'Donoghue, 1922^[3]
• Catriona sp.^[3]
• Phestilla melanobrachia Bergh, 1874^[3]

Aeolidiidae

• Indian nudibranchAeolidiella indica Bergh, 1888 (Cape Columbine to central KwaZulu-Natal)^[1][3][4][5]
• Aeolidiella alba Risbec, 1928^[3]
• Berghia chaka Gosliner, 1985^[3]
• Baeolidia palythoae Gosliner, 1985^[3]

Facelinidae

• Night sky nudibranchAmanda armata Macnae, 1954^[3][4][5]
• Caloria indica (Bergh, 1896)^[3]
• Black-dot nudibranchCaloria sp. 1^[3][4][5]
• Yellow-tipped nudibranchCaloria sp. 2^[3][4][5]
• Caloria sp. 3^[3]
• Orange eyed nudibranch or White tipped nudibranchCratena capensis Barnard, 1927 (Cape Columbine to Eastern Cape)^[1][3][4][5]
• Cratena simba Edmunds, 1970^[3]
• Elegant nudibranchCratena sp.1^[3][5]
• Cratena spp. (+3)^[3]
• Echinopsole fulvus Macnae, 1954^[3]
• Olive nudibranchFacelina olivacea Macnae, 1954^[3][5]
• Facellina annulata Macnae, 1954^[3]
• Facellina sp.^[3]
• Favorinus japonicus Baba, 1949^[3]
• Favorinus ghanensis Edmunds, 1968^[3]
• Moridilla brockii (Bergh, 1888)^[3]
• Coral nudibranchPhyllodesmium serratum (Baba, 1949) (Cape Point to northern KwaZulu-Natal)^[1][3]
• Coral nudibranchPhyllodesmium horridum (Macnae, 1954)^[4][5] (this may replace previous entryP. serratum)
• Phyllodesmium hyalinum Ehrenberg, 1831^[3]
• Phyllodesmium sp.^[9]
• Pruvotfolia pselliotes (Labbe, 1923)^[3]
• Pteraeolidia ianthina (Angas, 1864)^[9]

Glaucidae

• Four-colour nudibranchGodiva quadricolor (Barnard, 1927) (Cape Point to Eastern Cape)^[1][3][4][5]
• Sea swallowGlaucus atlanticus Forster, 1777 (Cape Point to northern KwaZulu-Natal)^[1][3][4][5]

Family ?

• Platydoris scabra (Cuvier 1806)^[3]
• Platydoris cruenta (Quoy and Gaimard 1932)^[3]
• Platydoris sp.^[3]

Cavoliniidae

• Wing footed opisthobranchsCavolinia spp.^[1]

Onchidiidae

• Airbreathing sea slugOnchidella capensis (Orange river to Cape Point)^[1]
• Peronia peronii (Cuvier, 1804) (Northern KwaZulu-Natal)^[1]

• Bergh, R. (1907)."The Opisthobranchiata of South Africa".Transactions of the South African Philosophical Society.17 (1):1–144.doi:10.1080/21560382.1907.9526085.S2CID 84598844.

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