Scottish Nudibranchs

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Welcome to a selection of my photographs of nudibranchs and other sea slugs from around Scotland.

If you are interested in warmer water species then visit my other sites from here nudibranch.org.

Most recent update: 16 May, 2022

Following a trip out to Barra on the MV Clasina we have added an undescribed species Dendronotus sp. B and additional images to Crimora papillata, Doto hystrix, and Onchidoris muricata.

Introduction

Capturing the images that appear on the site was the start of my interest in nudibranchs and other sea slugs. This lead on to attempting to identify the animals I had seen, not always a straightforward exercise.
The identifications are mine, based on Bernard E. Picton and Christine C. Morrow's excellent publication (now only available on the web here) A Field Guide to the Nudibranchs of the British Isles and on Bernard Picton's and others' occasional and generous advice.

links

NE Atlantic Nudibranchs - this Facebook group is a great resource for local identification and discussion.
OPK Opistobranquis - this excellent site is dedicated to Iberian and mediterranean species with most of those we see.
The Slug Site - my favourite site where you will find a comprehensive list of links to all the best nudibranch sites on the web.
The Sea Slug Forum - Dr. Bill Rudman's site is now inactive but remains a superb resource.
Opisthobranchs of the World - Erwin Köhler's site provides links for the widest collection of images of nudibranchs.

If you are interested in scuba diving in Scotland then the best place to start is with The Scottish Sub Aqua Club or come along to my Branch West Lothian SAC in Bathgate.

If you have any corrections, comments or suggestions please e-mail me.

NUDIBRANCHS
loveni
glauca
cristata
depressa
pictoni
fustifera
pellucida
verrucosa
europaeus
lacteus
viridis
luteocincta
lineata
plebeia
pedata
tricolor
vitattus
annulicornis bostoniensis
branchialis
planata
castanea
nodosa
uncinata artsdatabankia
marmoratus
gracilis
faeroensis
kernowensis
quadrilineata
amoena
rubescens
caerulea
cuanensis
foliata
pusilla
perspicua
quadripartita
membranaceus href="acanthodoris-pilosa.html" target="_blank">Acanthodoris Adalaria Adalaria proxima
Aegires punctilucens
Aeolidia filomenae
Aeolidia papillosa
Aeolidiella Aldisa zetlandica
Amphorina andra
Amphorina farrani
Amphorina linensis
Amphorina pallida
Ancula gibbosa
Antiopella Armina loveni
Atalodoris Atalodoris Atalodoris sparsa
Cadlina laevis
Capellinia Carronella Catriona aurantia
Coryphella Crimora papillata
Cuthona nana
Cuthonella concinna
Dendronotus Dendronotus frondosus
Dendronotus Dendronotus sp. B
Diaphoreolis Diaphorodoris Doris pseudoargus
Doto coronata
Doto dunnei
Doto eireana
Doto fragilis
Doto hydrallmaniae
Doto hystrix
Doto maculata
Doto millbayana
Doto pinnatifida
Doto sarsiae
Doto sp.
Duvaucelia Duvaucelia Edmundsella Embletonia pulchra
Eubranchus exiguus
Eubranchus Eubranchus Facelina
Facelina auriculata
Facelina Favorinus blianus
Favorinus Fjordia browni
Fjordia chriskaugei
Fjordia lineata
Geitodoris Goniodoris Goniodoris Hancockia
Hero formosa
Jorunna Jorunna tomentosa
Limacia clavigera
Lomanotus genei
Lomanotus Microchlamylla href="lomanotus-marmoratus.html" target="_blank">
Okenia aspersa
Okenia elegans
Onchidoris href="onchidoris-muricata.html" target="_blank">
Onchidoris muricata
Polycera Polycera Polycera Polycera Rostanga rubra
Rubramoena Rubramoena Tergipes tergipes
Trapania pallida
Trinchesia Trinchesia Trinchesia Tritonia hombergii
Zelentia pustulata
OTHER SEA SLUGS
Aplysia punctata
Berthella plumula
Colpodaspis Elysia viridis
Hermaea bifida
Lamellaria Laona ventricosa
Philine Placida dendritica
Pleurobranchus