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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 62 known species in 15 genera (Asteronotus, Atagema, Carminodoris, Diaulula, Discodoris, Geitodoris, Halgerda, Jorunna, Otinodoris, Paradoris, Peltodoris, Platydoris, Rostanga, Sclerodoris, and Thordisa).

It's possible that the species listed as "Platydoris sp." in Kay & Young (1969) might be Platydoris sanguinea Bergh, 1905 but it needs confirmation. 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





Carminodoris bifurcata

Carminodoris cf. flammea

Carminodoris grandiflora

Carminodoris sp. #2





Carminodoris sp. #20

Carminodoris sp. #21

Diaulula sp. #1

Discodoris cebuensis





Discodoris lilacina

Geitodoris sp. #1

Geitodoris sp. #3

Geitodoris sp. #4





Halgerda dalanghita

Halgerda paliensis

Halgerda terramtuentis

 Jorunna alisonae





Jorunna funebris

Jorunna cf. ramicola

Otinodoris sp. #1

Paradoris sp. #1





Paradoris sp. #4

Paradoris sp. #7

Peltodoris fellowsi

Peltodoris rubra





Platydoris formosa

Platydoris cf. inornata

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 albomacula

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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