List of marine heterobranch gastropods of South Africa

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
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 Mandeliidae
 * 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)
 * 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)