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Purple Sea Slugs and Nudibranchs (136 species) 136

Purple emerges either by blending blue and red pigments or by sequestering dietary pigments. The purple bands of Chromodoris and Hypselodoris are derived from sponge pigments and pair with strikingly symmetrical patterning to form clear aposematic signals.

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Hypselodoris maculosa

Hypselodoris maculosa

(Pease, 1871)
Dendrodoris krusensternii

Dendrodoris krusensternii

(J. E. Gray, 1850)
Sagaminopteron ornatum

Sagaminopteron ornatum

Tokioka & Baba, 1964
Pleurobranchus peronii

Pleurobranchus peronii

Cuvier, 1804
Ceratosoma bicolor

Ceratosoma bicolor

Baba, 1949
Tenellia sibogae

Tenellia sibogae

(Bergh, 1905)
Miamira flavicostata

Miamira flavicostata

Baba, 1940
Setoeolis inconspicua

Setoeolis inconspicua

(Baba, 1938)
Goniobranchus aureopurpureus

Goniobranchus aureopurpureus

(Collingwood, 1881)
Launsina tanyae

Launsina tanyae

Ekimova, Carmona, Mikhlina, Grishina, Stanovova, Schepetov, Hoover, De Souza-Canal, K. O. Kuznetsov & Á. Valdés, 2026
Hypselodoris whitei

Hypselodoris whitei

(A. Adams & Reeve, 1850)
Thuridilla albopustulosa

Thuridilla albopustulosa

Gosliner, 1995
Goniobranchus kuniei

Goniobranchus kuniei

(Pruvot-Fol, 1930)
Hypselodoris apolegma

Hypselodoris apolegma

(Yonow, 2001)
Mexichromis mariei

Mexichromis mariei

(Crosse, 1872)
Abronica purpureoanulata

Abronica purpureoanulata

(Baba, 1961)
Coryphellina sp. 4

Coryphellina sp. 4
Mexichromis multituberculata

Mexichromis multituberculata

(Baba, 1953)
Thorunna daniellae

Thorunna daniellae

(Kay & D. K. Young, 1969)
Verconia purpurea

Verconia purpurea

(Baba, 1949)
Thuridilla livida

Thuridilla livida

(Baba, 1955)
Goniobranchus hintuanensis

Goniobranchus hintuanensis

(Gosliner & Behrens, 1998)
Hypselodoris cerisae

Hypselodoris cerisae

Gosliner & R. F. Johnson, 2018
Pleurobranchus forskalii

Pleurobranchus forskalii

Rüppell & Leuckart, 1828
Pleurolidia juliae

Pleurolidia juliae

Burn, 1966
Hermaea noto

Hermaea noto

(Baba, 1959)
Nembrotha chamberlaini

Nembrotha chamberlaini

Gosliner & Behrens, 1997
Phyllodesmium magnum

Phyllodesmium magnum

Rudman, 1991
Protaeolidiella atra

Protaeolidiella atra

Baba, 1955
Facelinidae sp. 1

Facelinidae sp. 1
Unidentia sandramillenae

Unidentia sandramillenae

Korshunova, Martynov, Bakken, Evertsen, Fletcher, Mudianta, H. Saito, Lundin, Schrödl & Picton, 2017
Hypselodoris sp.18

Hypselodoris sp.18
Trapania scurra

Trapania scurra

Gosliner & Fahey, 2008
Ceratosoma sp. 1

Ceratosoma sp. 1
Coryphellina lotos

Coryphellina lotos

Korshunova, Martynov, Bakken, Evertsen, Fletcher, Mudianta, H. Saito, Lundin, Schrödl & Picton, 2017
Hypselodoris variobranchia

Hypselodoris variobranchia

Gosliner & R. F. Johnson, 2018
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Jorunna sp. 3

Jorunna sp. 3
Janolus savinkini

Janolus savinkini

Martynov & Korshunova, 2012
Doto purpurea

Doto purpurea

Baba, 1949
Goniobranchus tumuliferus

Goniobranchus tumuliferus

(Collingwood, 1881)
Hypselodoris purpureomaculosa

Hypselodoris purpureomaculosa

Hamatani, 1995
Thecacera sp. 2

Thecacera sp. 2
Mexichromis trilineata

Mexichromis trilineata

(A. Adams & Reeve, 1850)
Tergiposacca longicerata

Tergiposacca longicerata

Cella, Carmona, Ekimova, Chichvarkhin, Schepetov & Gosliner, 2016
Phyllodesmium opalescens

Phyllodesmium opalescens

Rudman, 1991
Coryphellina pseudolotos

Coryphellina pseudolotos

Ekimova, Deart, Antokhina, Mikhlina & Schepetov, 2022
Tenellia sp.23

Tenellia sp.23
Tenellia sp.77

Tenellia sp.77
Mexichromis macropus

Mexichromis macropus

Rudman, 1983
Verconia sp. 2

Verconia sp. 2
Coryphellina delicata

Coryphellina delicata

(Gosliner & Willan, 1991)
Flabellinopsis iodinea

Flabellinopsis iodinea

(J. G. Cooper, 1863)
Janolus flavoanulatus

Janolus flavoanulatus

Pola & Gosliner, 2019
Runcinida sp. 1

Runcinida sp. 1
Dendronotus nanus

Dendronotus nanus

Ev. Marcus & Er. Marcus, 1967
Tritonia sp. 2

Tritonia sp. 2
Goniobranchus fabulus

Goniobranchus fabulus

Soong & Gosliner, 2022
Goniobranchus sp. 5

Goniobranchus sp. 5
Janolus sp. 2

Janolus sp. 2
Tenellia beta

Tenellia beta

(Baba & Abe, 1964)
Unidentia aliciae

Unidentia aliciae

Korshunova, Mehrotra, Sp. Arnold, Lundin, Picton & Martynov, 2019
Hypselodoris emma

Hypselodoris emma

Rudman, 1977
Hypselodoris shimodaensis

Hypselodoris shimodaensis

Baba, 1994
Catriona signifera

Catriona signifera

Baba, 1961
Phanerophthalmus anettae

Phanerophthalmus anettae

Austin, Gosliner & Malaquias, 2018
Jorunna daoulasi

Jorunna daoulasi

Innabi, Stout & Á. Valdés, 2023
Antonietta sp. 1

Antonietta sp. 1
Hallaxa sp. 1

Hallaxa sp. 1
Cerberilla sp. 4

Cerberilla sp. 4
Eubranchus sp.22

Eubranchus sp.22
Goniobranchus sp. 9

Goniobranchus sp. 9
Hypselodoris iacula

Hypselodoris iacula

Gosliner & R. F. Johnson, 1999
Thorunna sp. 1

Thorunna sp. 1
Felimida macfarlandi

Felimida macfarlandi

(T. D. A. Cockerell, 1901)
Unidentia nihonrossija

Unidentia nihonrossija

Korshunova, Martynov, Bakken, Evertsen, Fletcher, Mudianta, H. Saito, Lundin, Schrödl & Picton, 2017
Trapania sp.13

Trapania sp.13
Tubulophilinopsis sp. 1

Tubulophilinopsis sp. 1
Hancockia sp. 4

Hancockia sp. 4
Tenellia sp.24

Tenellia sp.24
Cerberilla sp. 5

Cerberilla sp. 5
Tenellia sp.25

Tenellia sp.25
Hancockia sp. 1

Hancockia sp. 1
Thorunna kahuna

Thorunna kahuna

R. F. Johnson & Gosliner, 2001
Abronica sp. 1

Abronica sp. 1
Doto sp.24

Doto sp.24
Hexabranchus giganteus

Hexabranchus giganteus

Tibiriçá, Pola & Cervera, 2023
Pteraeolidia ianthina

Pteraeolidia ianthina

(Angas, 1864)
Thorunna sp. 2

Thorunna sp. 2
Bermudella purpureolineata

Bermudella purpureolineata

(Gosliner, 2004)
Hypselodoris bennetti

Hypselodoris bennetti

(Angas, 1864)
Jorunna sp. 2

Jorunna sp. 2
Runcinida sp. 4

Runcinida sp. 4
Thorunna sp. 3

Thorunna sp. 3
Edmundsella sp. 1

Edmundsella sp. 1
Hypselodoris violabranchia

Hypselodoris violabranchia

Gosliner & R. F. Johnson, 1999
Hypselodoris violacea

Hypselodoris violacea

Gosliner & R. F. Johnson, 2018
Coryphellina sp. 5

Coryphellina sp. 5
Coryphellina sp. 7

Coryphellina sp. 7
Discodorididae sp.15

Discodorididae sp.15
Goniobranchus sp.12

Goniobranchus sp.12
Hancockia sp. 5

Hancockia sp. 5
Hypselodoris peasei

Hypselodoris peasei

(Bergh, 1880)
Mexichromis lemniscata

Mexichromis lemniscata

(Quoy & Gaimard, 1832)
Thecacera sp. 9

Thecacera sp. 9
Thorunna punicea

Thorunna punicea

(Rudman, 1995)
Unidentia kiku

Unidentia kiku

Korshunova, Fletcher & Martynov, 2025
Antonietta sp. 3

Antonietta sp. 3
Chromodorididae sp. 1

Chromodorididae sp. 1
Coryphellina poenicia

Coryphellina poenicia

(Burn, 1957)
Dendronotus sp. 6

Dendronotus sp. 6
Gastropteridae sp. 3

Gastropteridae sp. 3
Goniobranchus sp.18

Goniobranchus sp.18
Goniobranchus thompsoni

Goniobranchus thompsoni

(Rudman, 1983)
Pleurobranchus sp. 2

Pleurobranchus sp. 2
Tenellia sp.49

Tenellia sp.49
Cerberilla sp. 8

Cerberilla sp. 8
Cuthona hermitophila

Cuthona hermitophila

Martynov, Sanamyan & Korshunova, 2015
Edmundsella pedata

Edmundsella pedata

(Montagu, 1816)
Goniobranchus woodwardae

Goniobranchus woodwardae

(Rudman, 1983)
Kaloplocamus sp. 5

Kaloplocamus sp. 5
Samla sp. 3

Samla sp. 3
Antonietta sp. 2

Antonietta sp. 2
Asteronotus hepaticus

Asteronotus hepaticus

(Abraham, 1877)
Cerberilla sp.14

Cerberilla sp.14
Coryphellina aurora

Coryphellina aurora

Ekimova, Deart, Antokhina, Mikhlina & Schepetov, 2022
Dendrodoris rainfordi

Dendrodoris rainfordi

J. K. Allan, 1932
Felimida binza

Felimida binza

(Ev. Marcus & Er. Marcus, 1963)
Hypselodoris melanesica

Hypselodoris melanesica

Gosliner & R. F. Johnson, 2018
Noalda sp. 5

Noalda sp. 5
Sakuraeolis gujaratica

Sakuraeolis gujaratica

Rudman, 1980
Tenellia sp. 9

Tenellia sp. 9
Verconia sp. 5

Verconia sp. 5
Goniobranchus loringi

Goniobranchus loringi

(Angas, 1864)
Hypselodoris insulana

Hypselodoris insulana

Gosliner & R. F. Johnson, 1999
Launsina rubropurpurata

Launsina rubropurpurata

(Gosliner & Willan, 1991)
Phanerophthalmus purpura

Phanerophthalmus purpura

Austin, Gosliner & Malaquias, 2018
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