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Discodorididae
The family Discodorididae includes flattened dorids with tubercles, papillae or caryophyllidia on the notum. Most are cryptic and nocturnal. It was recently revised to include the families Archidorididae, Asteronotidae, Kentrodorididae, Platydorididae, and Rostangidae. It is the largest nudibranch family in Hawaii with about 66 known species in 16 genera (Asteronotus, Atagema, Avaldesia, Carminodoris, Diaulula, Discodoris, Geitodoris, Halgerda, Hiatodoris, Jorunna, Otinodoris, Paradoris, Peltodoris, Platydoris, Rostanga, Sclerodoris, and Thordisa).

The animal referred to as "Another rigid species with broad thin margins..." on page 182 of Edmondson, 1946 is probably in this family but is likely unassignable. Dai Mar Tamarack sent a photo of an animal that may turn out to be an additional species of Rostanga. However, it requires confirmation.

Asteronotus cespitosus

Atagema echinata

Atagema intecta

Atagema cf. osseosa





Atagema scabriuscula

Atagema(?) sp. #2

Atagema sp. #3

Atagema sp. #18





Avaldesia albomacula

Avaldesia tamatoa

Carminodoris bifurcata

Carminodoris cf. flammea





Carminodoris grandiflora

Carminodoris sp. #2

Carminodoris sp. #20

Carminodoris sp. #21





Carminodoris sp. #22

Diaulula sp. #1

Diaulula sp. #2

Discodoris cebuensis





Discodoris lilacina

Geitodoris sp. #1

Geitodoris sp. #3

Geitodoris sp. #4





Halgerda dalanghita

Halgerda paliensis

Halgerda terramtuentis


Hiatodoris fellowsi





 Jorunna alisonae

Jorunna funebris

Jorunna cf. ramicola

Otinodoris sp. #1





Paradoris sp. #1

Paradoris sp. #4

Paradoris sp. #7

Peltodoris rubra





Platydoris formosa

Platydoris cf. inornata

Platydoris sanguinea

Platydoris sp. #1





Platydoris sp. #2

Platydoris sp. #3

Rostanga bifurcata

Rostanga lutescens





Rostanga sp. #1

Sclerodoris rubicunda

Sclerodoris sp. #1

Sclerodoris sp. #2





Sebadoris fragilis
no photo
available

Sebadoris nubilosa

Thordisa cf. oliva

Thordisa setosa





Thordisa sp. #2

Thordisa sp. #4

Thordisa sp. #5

Thordisa sp. #13





Thordisa sp. #14

un. sp. #2

un. sp. #4

un. sp. #5





up. sp.  #8

un. sp. #12

un. sp. #15

un. sp. #17





un. sp. #18

un. sp. #19


 
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