Myrrhinidae
Hermissenda opalescens (J.G.Cooper, 1863)
Hermissenda opalescens (J.G.Cooper, 1863)
Hermissenda opalescens is a small North American Pacific nudibranch widely used as a research model organism.
Hermissenda crassicornis (Eschscholtz, 1831)
Hermissenda crassicornis (Eschscholtz, 1831)
Hermissenda crassicornis is a recognizable striped nudibranch found from Alaska to Northern California in varied coastal habitats.
Phyllodesmium poindimiei (Risbec, 1928)
Phyllodesmium poindimiei (Risbec, 1928)
Phyllodesmium poindimiei is a non-symbiotic aeolid nudibranch that lacks defensive cnidosacs and is used in climate change research.
Phyllodesmium jakobsenae Burghardt & Wägele, 2004
Phyllodesmium jakobsenae Burghardt & Wägele, 2004
Phyllodesmium jakobsenae is a nudibranch that hosts Symbiodinium zooxanthellae, grows to 30 mm, lives in Indonesia and the Philippines, and eats Xenia soft coral.
Phyllodesmium macphersonae (Burn, 1962)
Phyllodesmium macphersonae (Burn, 1962)
Phyllodesmium macphersonae is a zooxanthellae-hosting sea slug found in Australia, Tanzania, and Japan that feeds on octocorals.
Phyllodesmium serratum (Baba, 1949)
Phyllodesmium serratum (Baba, 1949)
Phyllodesmium serratum is a zooxanthellae-free sea slug found in Australia and Japan that feeds on multiple soft coral genera.
Phyllodesmium briareum (Bergh, 1896)
Phyllodesmium briareum (Bergh, 1896)
Phyllodesmium briareum is a camouflaged aeolid nudibranch that hosts zooxanthellae and feeds on briareid soft corals in the Indo-Pacific and Australia.
Phyllodesmium rudmani Burghardt & Gosliner, 2006
Phyllodesmium rudmani Burghardt & Gosliner, 2006
Phyllodesmium rudmani is a zooxanthellae-hosting nudibranch that mimics soft coral polyps, found in Indonesia and the Philippines.
Phyllodesmium magnum Rudman, 1991
Phyllodesmium magnum Rudman, 1991
Phyllodesmium magnum is a zooxanthellae-hosting nudibranch that feeds on Sinularia sp. soft corals across the Indo-Pacific.
Phyllodesmium opalescens Rudman, 1991
Phyllodesmium opalescens Rudman, 1991
Phyllodesmium opalescens is a 20 mm nudibranch that does not sequester zooxanthellae, found in Hong Kong, Korea, and the Philippines, with unknown food.
Phyllodesmium crypticum Rudman, 1981
Phyllodesmium crypticum Rudman, 1981
Phyllodesmium crypticum is a camouflaged nudibranch that lives with and feeds on Xenia soft coral.
Phyllodesmium longicirrum (Bergh, 1905)
Phyllodesmium longicirrum (Bergh, 1905)
Phyllodesmium longicirrum, the solar-powered phyllodesmium, is a large photosynthetic nudibranch found in Australia and Indonesia.
Phyllodesmium colemani Rudman, 1991
Phyllodesmium colemani Rudman, 1991
Phyllodesmium colemani is a small nudibranch that feeds on organ pipe coral and hosts symbiotic zooxanthellae, found in the central Indo-Pacific.
Phyllodesmium koehleri Burghardt, Schrödl & Wägele, 2008
Phyllodesmium koehleri Burghardt, Schrödl & Wägele, 2008
Phyllodesmium koehleri is a species of aeolid nudibranch sea slug found across several Indo-Pacific locations.
Phyllodesmium horridum (Macnae, 1954)
Phyllodesmium horridum (Macnae, 1954)
Phyllodesmium horridum is a South African coral nudibranch that feeds on gorgonian sea fans.
Godiva quadricolor (Barnard, 1927)
Godiva quadricolor (Barnard, 1927)
Godiva quadricolor is a pale-bodied nudibranch found across multiple regions that preys on hydroids and other nudibranchs.
Dondice occidentalis (Engel, 1925)
Dondice occidentalis (Engel, 1925)
Dondice occidentalis is a species of aeolid nudibranch found across the Western Atlantic Ocean, feeding on hydroids and bryozoans.
Nemesignis banyulensis (Portmann & Sandmeier, 1960)
Nemesignis banyulensis (Portmann & Sandmeier, 1960)
Nemesignis banyulensis is the only species in the monotypic genus Nemesignis of myrrhinid aeolid nudibranch sea slugs, found in the Mediterranean and adjacent Atlantic.
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