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The list of marine heterobranch gastropods of South Africa is a list of saltwater mollusc species that form a part of the molluscan fauna of South Africa. This list does not include the land or freshwater molluscs.

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

Heterobranchia, the heterobranchs (meaning "different-gilled snails"), is a taxonomic clade of snails and slugs, which includes marine, aquatic, and terrestrial gastropod molluscs.

Heterobranchia is one of the main clades of gastropods. Currently Heterobranchia comprises three informal groups: the lower heterobranchs, the opisthobranchs, and the pulmonates. (Full article...)

Heterobranchia

Architectonicidae

• Variegated sundial shell Heliacus variegatus (Gmelin, 1791) (Eastern Cape to Mozambique)

Siphonariidae - False limpets

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

Ringiculidae

• Ringicula turtoni Bartsch, 1915

Acteonidae

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

Bullinidae

• Bullina scabra Gmelin, 1791
• Bullina oblonga Sowerby, 1897

Hydatinidae

• Polka-dot bubble shell Micromelo undata (Brughiere, 1792) (Transkei to Mozambique)
• Striped bubble shell Hydatina physis (Linnaeus, 1758) (Eastern Cape to Mozambique)
• Hydatina amplustre (Linnaeus, 1758)
• Hydatina velum (Gmelin, 1791)
• Hydatina albocincta (van der Hoeven, 1811)

Cylichnidae

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

Retusidae

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

Philinidae

• Sand slug Philine aperta (Linnaeus, 1767) (Cape Columbine to Mozambique)
• Philine berghi Smith, 1910

Gastropteridae

• Gastropteron flavobrunneum Gosliner, 1984
• Gastropteron alboaurantium Gosliner, 1984

Aglajidae

• Slipper slug Philinopsis capensis (Bergh, 1907)
• Philinopsis dubia (O'Donoghue, 1929)
• Philinopsis cyanea(Martens, 1879)
• Chelidonura fulvipunctata Baba, 1938
• Chelidonura hurundinina (Quoy and Gaimard, 1824)

Haminoeidae

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

Runcinidae

• Metaruncina sp.

Bullidae

• Bulla ampulla (Linnaeus 1758)

Limacinidae

• Limacina bulimoides (Orbigny, 1836)
• Limacina antarctica Woodward, 1854 - mentioned in traditional views as Limacina helicina (Phipps, 1774) (cf.)
• Limacina inflata (Orbigny, 1836)
• Limacina lesueurii (Orbigny, 1836)
• Limacina trochiformis (Orbigny, 1836)

Cavoliniidae

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

Peraclididae

• Peraclis moluccensis (Tesch, 1903)
• Peraclis reticulata (Orbigny, 1836)

Cymbuliidae

• Cymbulia sibogae Tesch, 1903
• Gleba cordata Niebuhr, 1776

Desmopteridae

• Desmopterus papilio Chun 1889

Gymnosomata

Clionidae

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

Pneumodermatidae

• Spongiobranchaea australis (d'Orbigny, 1836) (Pelagic, southern hemisphere)

Anaspidea

Akeridae

• Akera soluta (Gmelin 1791)

Aplysiidae

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

Sacoglossa

Oxynoidae

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

Juliidae

• Berthelinia schlumbergeri Dautzenberg, 1895
• Julia zebra Kawaguti, 1981

Volvatellidae

• Ascobulla fischeri (Adams & Angas, 1864)
• Volvatella laguncula Sowerby, 1894

Placobranchidae

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

Limapontiidae

• Dendritic nudibranch Placida dendritica (Alder & Hancock, 1843)
• Stiliger ornatus Ehrenberg, 1831

Caliphyllidae

• Mourgona sp.
• Polybranchia orientalis (Kelaart, 1858) - cited as Phyllobranchillus orientalis

Hermaeidae

• Table Bay nudibranch Aplysiopsis sinusmensalis (Macnae, 1954)

Notaspidea

Umbraculidae

• Tylodina alfredensis Turton, 1932
• Umbrella pleurobranch Umbraculum sinicum (Gmelin, 1783) (transkei to Mozambique)

Pleurobranchidae

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

Nudibranchia - Nudibranchs

Bathydorididae

• Doridoxa benthalis Barnard, 1963

Dorididae

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

The following four species are listed as incertae sedis by Gosliner:

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

Actinocyclidae

• Hallaxa sp.

Chromodorididae

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

Discodorididae

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

Phyllidiidae

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

Dendrodorididae

• Blue-speckled nudibranch Dendrodoris caesia (Bergh, 1907)
• Dendrodoris callosa (Bergh, 1907)
• Tan dorid Dendrodoris capensis (Bergh, 1907)
• Dendrodoris denisoni (Angas, 1864)
• Dendrodoris nigra (Stimpson, 1855)
• Dendrodoris rubra (Kelaart, 1858)
• Dendrodoris spp. (3)
• Scribbled nudibranch Doriopsilla miniata (Alder and Hancock, 1864)
• White-spotted nudibranch Doriopsilla capensis Bergh, 1907
• Doriopsilla spp. (2)

Mandeliidae

• Mandela's nudibranch Mandelia mirocornata Valdes & Gosliner, 1999

Onchidorididae

• Fluffy nudibranch Acanthodoris planca
• Diaphodoris sp.

Corambidae

• Crazed nudibranch Corambe sp.

Goniodorididae

• Giraffe spot nudibranch Ancula sp.
• Tugboat nudibranch Goniodoris mercurialis Macnae, 1958
• Goniodoris castanea Alder and Hancock, 1845
• Goniodoris ovata Barnard, 1934
• Goniodoris sp.
• Fiery nudibranch Okenia amoenula (Bergh, 1907)
• Okenia sp.
• White lined nudibranch Trapania sp.1
• Trapania sp.(2)

Polyceridae

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

Aegiridae

• Knobbly nudibranch Aegires ninguis Fahey & Gosliner, 2004

Gymnodorididae

• Gymnodoris alba (Bergh, 1877)
• Gymnodoris ceylonica (Kelaart, 1858)
• Gymnodoris inornata (Bergh, 1880)
• Gymnodoris okinawae Baba, 1936
• Gymnodoris spp. (2)
• Ghost nudibranch Lecithophorus capensis Macnae, 1958
• Lecithophorus sp.

Hexabranchidae

• Spanish dancer Hexabranchus sanguineus (Ruppell and Leuckart, 1828) (KwaZulu-Natal south coast to Mozambique)

Okadaiidae

• Okadaia elegans Baba 1931

Charcotiidae

• Frilled nudibranch or Smits nudibranch Leminda millecra Griffiths, 1985

Dotidae

• Crowned doto Doto africoronata Shipman & Gosliner, 2015
• Feathered doto Doto pinnatifida (Montagu, 1804)
• Doto rosea Trinchese, 1881

Embletoniidae

• Embletonia gracilis Risbec, 1928

Proctonotidae

• Gas flame nudibranch Bonisa nakaza Gosliner, 1981 (Cape Peninsula to Eastern Cape)
• Cape silvertip nudibranch or Silvertip nudibranch Janolus capensis Bergh, 1907 (Cape Columbine to Eastern Cape)
• Medallion silvertip nudibranch Janolus longidentatus Gosliner, 1981
• Nippled nudibranch Janolus sp.

Arminidae

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

Tritoniidae

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

Aranucidae

• Marianina rosea Pruvot-Fol, 1930

Bornellidae

• Bornella adamsii Gray, 1850
• Bornella anguilla Johnson, 1983

Dendronotidae

Scyllaeidae

• Iridescent nudibranch Notobryon wardi Ohdner, 1936 (Namaqualand to Tsitsikamma)
• Scyllaea pelagica Linnaeus, 1758

Tethydidae

• Dinosaur nudibranch Melibe liltvedi Gosliner, 1987
• Cowled nudibranch Melibe rosea Rang, 1829 (Orange river to Eastern Cape)
• Melibe pilosa Pease, 1860
• Melibe sp.

Flabellinidae

• Purple lady Flabellina funeka Gosliner and Griffiths, 1981
• White-edged nudibranch or Chalk stripe nudibranch Flabellina capensis (Thiele, 1025)
• Flabellina spp. (3)
• Coryphellina sp.

Fionidae

• Fiona pinnata (Eschscholtz, 1831)

Eubranchidae

• Eubranchus sp.1
• Eubranchus sp.2
• Eubranchus sp.3
• Fireworks nudibranch Eubranchus sp.4
• Candelabra nudibranch Eubranchus sp.5 (Zsilavecz)

Tergipedidae

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

Aeolidiidae

• Indian nudibranch Aeolidiella indica Bergh, 1888 (Cape Columbine to central KwaZulu-Natal)
• Aeolidiella alba Risbec, 1928
• Berghia chaka Gosliner, 1985
• Baeolidia palythoae Gosliner, 1985

Facelinidae

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

Glaucidae

• Four-colour nudibranch Godiva quadricolor (Barnard, 1927) (Cape Point to Eastern Cape)
• Sea swallow Glaucus atlanticus Forster, 1777 (Cape Point to northern KwaZulu-Natal)

Family ?

• Platydoris scabra (Cuvier 1806)
• Platydoris cruenta (Quoy and Gaimard 1932)
• Platydoris sp.

Cavoliniidae

• Wing footed opisthobranchs Cavolinia spp.

Pulmonata

Onchidiidae

• Airbreathing sea slug Onchidella capensis (Orange river to Cape Point)
• Peronia peronii (Cuvier, 1804) (Northern KwaZulu-Natal)

References

1. ^ Branch, G.M. Griffiths, C.L. Branch, M.L. Beckley, L.E. Two Oceans: A guide to the marine life of southern Africa. 5th impression, David Philip, Cape Town, 2000. ISBN 0-86486-250-4
2. Kilburn R. N. (1996). Siphonaria compressa. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Downloaded on 7 August 2007.
3. ^ Gosliner, Terrence. Nudibranchs of southern Africa: A guide to Opisthobranch molluscs of southern Africa Sea Challengers, Monterey, 1987. ISBN 0-930118-13-8
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Further reading

• 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.

• Invertebrates of South Africa
• Heterobranchia
• Marine molluscs of Africa
• South African animal biodiversity lists
• Lists of molluscs by country