Species name |
Common name |
Abronica abronia | Graceful Aeolid |
Acanthodoris brunnea | Cedar-scented dorid |
Acanthodoris atrogriseata | Hairy horned dorid |
Acanthodoris hudsoni | Hudson’s dorid |
Acanthodoris lutea | Yellow horned dorid |
Acanthodoris nanaimoensis | Red-gilled (Nanaimo) dorid |
Adalaria proxima | Tuberculate dorid |
Aegires albopunctatus | Salt and pepper dorid |
Aeolidia loui | Shag rug nudibranch |
Aeolidia papillosa | Shaggy mouse nudibranch |
Akiodoris salacia | Salacia’s dorid |
Aldisa albomarginata | White-line aldisa |
Aldisa cooperi | Cooper’s dorid |
Aldisa sanguinea | Red aldisa |
Ancula gibbosa | Humped ancula |
Antiopella fusca | White and orange tipped nudibranch |
Antiopella gelida | Frosty tipped nudibranch |
Apata pricei | Price’s Aeolid |
Antiopella gelida | Frosty-Tipped Nudibranch |
Armina californica | Striped nudibranch |
Atalodoris jannae | Janna’s dorid |
Cadlina jannanicholsae | |
Cadlina klasmalmbergi | |
Cadlina luteomarginata | Yellow-edged cadlina |
Cadlina modesta | Modest cadlina |
Cadlina sylviaearleae | |
Catriona columbiana | British Columbia Aeolid |
Cerberilla mosslandica | Moss Landing Aeolid |
Corambe pacifica | Pacific Corambe |
Corambe steinbergae | Cryptic nudibranch |
Coryphella amabilis | Charming aeolid |
Coryphella trilineata | Three-lined aeolid |
Coryphella trophina | Long-mouthed aeolid |
Coryphella verrucosa | Verrucose aeolid |
Cumanotus fernaldi | Fernald’s Aeolid |
Cuthona divae | Rose-pink cuthona |
Cuthonella cocoachroma | Chocolate Aeolid |
Cuthonella concinna | Neat Aeolid |
Dendronotus albopunctatus | White-spotted dendronotus |
Dendronotus albus | White dendronotus |
Dendronotus dalli | Dall’s dorid |
Dendronotus iris | Giant rainbow dendronotus |
Dendronotus kamchaticus | Kamchatka dendronotus |
Dendronotus nanus | Dwarf dendronotus |
Dendronotus robilliardi | Robilliard’s dendronotus |
Dendronotus rufus | Giant red dendronotus |
Dendronotus subramosus | Stubby dendronotus |
Dendronotus venustus | Branched dendronotus |
Diaphoreolis flavovulta | Yellowhead Aeolid |
Diaphoreolis cf. viridis | |
Diaphorodoris liratocauda | Porcupine dorid |
Diaulula odonoghuei | Leopard dorid |
Diaulula sandiegensis | San Diego dorid |
Dirona albolineata | White line dirona |
Dirona pellucida | Golden dirona |
Dirona picta | Colorful dirona |
Doris montereyensis | Monterey dorid |
Doris odhneri | Giant white dorid |
Doto amyra | Hammerhead Doto |
Doto columbiana | British Columbia Doto |
Doto kya | Dark Doto |
Eubranchus rupium | Green balloon aeolid |
Eubranchus rustyus | Homely aeolid |
Eubranchus sanjuanensis | San Juan aeolid |
Fiona pinnata | Fiona |
Flabellinopsis iodinea | Spanish shawl |
Geitodoris heathi | Heath’s dorid |
Hallaxa chani | Chan’s dorid |
Hermissenda crassicornis | Thick-horned nudibranch |
Limacia cockerelli | Cockerell’s dorid |
Loy thompsoni | Thompson’s Corambid |
Melibe leonina | Hooded nudibranch |
Okenia vancouverensis | Vancouver okenia |
Onchidoris bilamellata | Barnacle-eating dorid |
Onchidoris evincta | Crowned dorid |
Onchidoris muricata | Fuzzy Onchidoris |
Pacifica amica | Red sparkly aeolid |
Palio zosterae | Eelgrass palio |
Peltodoris lentiginosa | Freckled pale sea lemon |
Peltodoris nobilis | (Noble) sea lemon |
Polycera atra | Black dorid/Sorcerer’s nudibranch |
Polycera tricolor | Three-colored dorid |
Rostanga pulchra | Red sponge nudibranch/little red dorid |
Tochuina gigantea | Giant Orange tochui |
Trinchesia albocrusta | White-crusted aeolid |
Triopha catalinae | Clown triopha |
Triopha maculata | Spotted triopha |
Triopha modesta | Modest clown dorid |
Tritonia exsulans | Pink tritonia |
Tritonia festiva | Diamond-backed tritonia |
Tritonia tetraquetra | Orange ruffled tritonia |
Zelentia fulgens | Shiny aeolid |
Zelentia nepunicea | Pimpled aeolid |
Zelentia willowsi | Willow’s aeolid |
Ziminella japonica | Japanese aeolid |
NUDIBRANCHS OF WASHINGTON
Other sea slugs
Species name |
Common name |
Acteocina cerealis | |
Acteocina culcitella | |
Aglaja ocelligera | Spotted aglaja |
Alderia modesta | |
Aplysiopsis enteromorphae | Enteromorpha-eating Sapsucker |
Berthella californica | California sidegill |
Berthella chacei | White berthella |
Berthella strongi | Strong’s sidegill |
Clione limacina | Naked sea butterfly/sea angel |
Corolla spectabilis | Spectacular corolla/sea butterfly |
Cylichna attonsa | |
Diaphana californica | California diaphana |
Elysia hedgpethi | Hedgpeth’s sapsucker |
Gastropteron pacificum | Pacific stomach wing |
Haloa japonica | Japanese bubble snail |
Haminoea vesicula | Blister glassy bubble |
Haminoea virescens | Green bubble snail |
Hermaea oliviae | Olivia’s sapsucker |
Melanochlamys diomedea | Albatross aglaja |
Olea hansineensis | Hansine’s egg eater |
Philine auriformis | Ear-shaped Philine |
Phyllaplysia taylori | Taylor’s sea hare |
Placida dendritica | Branched sapsucker |
Rictaxis punctocaelatus | Spotted Rictaxis |
Stiliger fuscovittatus | Brown-streaked sapsucker |
Tylodina spongotheras |
RESOURCES
Key Order to Nudibranchia – Invertebrates of the Salish Sea
Nudibranchs (Oregon to Southeast Alaska) – Pacific Northwest Shell Club
Nudibranchs of the Salish Sea – Karolle Wall Photography
Nudibranch Species Index – Emerald Diving