taxonID	type	description	language	source
B91146E7585E5F81B3C5F946FF65CB4A.taxon	description	Figure 8	en	Nithyanandan, Manickam, Al-Kandari, Manal, Mantha, Gopikrishna (2021): New records of nudibranchs and a cephalaspid from Kuwait, northwestern Arabian Gulf (Mollusca, Heterobranchia). ZooKeys 1048: 91-107, DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.1048.66250, URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.1048.66250
B91146E7585E5F81B3C5F946FF65CB4A.taxon	description	Description. The body is slender, translucent white, with a marking of white lines on the dorsum up to the rhinophores. Orange markings are prominent on the anterior part in front of the cerata and along the sides between the cerata. The rhinophores are smooth, white in colour, orange at the base with a prominent orange band at the middle. The oral tentacles also appear white, long, and slender, with basal orange markings. The cerata are fusiform with white, brown, and blue bands and a translucent white tip. The tail is white, long, and pointed.	en	Nithyanandan, Manickam, Al-Kandari, Manal, Mantha, Gopikrishna (2021): New records of nudibranchs and a cephalaspid from Kuwait, northwestern Arabian Gulf (Mollusca, Heterobranchia). ZooKeys 1048: 91-107, DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.1048.66250, URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.1048.66250
B91146E7585E5F81B3C5F946FF65CB4A.taxon	distribution	Distribution. Indo-West and Central Pacific, Hawaii, Japan, Australia, Indonesia, India, South Africa, Tanzania (Gosliner 1987; Yonow 2008; Gosliner et al. 2015), India (Sreeraj et al. 2012), Maldives (Yonow 1994 b), Thailand (Mehrotra et al. 2021), Myanmar (Sanpanich and Duangdee 2019), Papua and New Guinea (Baine and Harasti 2007), Christmas Island, Fiji, New Caledonia, Oman, Seychelles, and Solomon Islands (Gosliner et al. 2008), and now Kuwait (this study).	en	Nithyanandan, Manickam, Al-Kandari, Manal, Mantha, Gopikrishna (2021): New records of nudibranchs and a cephalaspid from Kuwait, northwestern Arabian Gulf (Mollusca, Heterobranchia). ZooKeys 1048: 91-107, DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.1048.66250, URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.1048.66250
4DBD274AD37E5D2DB79FAD6F199504E9.taxon	description	Figure 2	en	Nithyanandan, Manickam, Al-Kandari, Manal, Mantha, Gopikrishna (2021): New records of nudibranchs and a cephalaspid from Kuwait, northwestern Arabian Gulf (Mollusca, Heterobranchia). ZooKeys 1048: 91-107, DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.1048.66250, URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.1048.66250
4DBD274AD37E5D2DB79FAD6F199504E9.taxon	description	Description. The individual has a black body colour, prominent electric blue spots scattered over the dorsum, head, and parapodia (Fig. 2). White flecks interspersed with electric blue spots are found on the head and along the edges of the parapodia. The caudal flaps are unequal with the left longer than the right, and with an electric blue spot at the base of the left caudal flap (see Fig. 2). The blue spots on the anterior portion of the propodium form a coalescent line which is partly visible in this individual (Fig. 2).	en	Nithyanandan, Manickam, Al-Kandari, Manal, Mantha, Gopikrishna (2021): New records of nudibranchs and a cephalaspid from Kuwait, northwestern Arabian Gulf (Mollusca, Heterobranchia). ZooKeys 1048: 91-107, DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.1048.66250, URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.1048.66250
4DBD274AD37E5D2DB79FAD6F199504E9.taxon	distribution	Distribution. Israel (Yonow 1994 a, 2008), Abu Dhabi (Hardy 2001), Mayotte Island (http: // seaslugs. free. fr / nudibranche / a _ cheli _ livida. htm), Tanzania and Mozambique (Gosliner et al. 2008; Tibirica and Malaquias 2017), and Kuwait (this study).	en	Nithyanandan, Manickam, Al-Kandari, Manal, Mantha, Gopikrishna (2021): New records of nudibranchs and a cephalaspid from Kuwait, northwestern Arabian Gulf (Mollusca, Heterobranchia). ZooKeys 1048: 91-107, DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.1048.66250, URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.1048.66250
F6A494A58ED8507BBBBBBB0C0C46E55F.taxon	description	Figure 3	en	Nithyanandan, Manickam, Al-Kandari, Manal, Mantha, Gopikrishna (2021): New records of nudibranchs and a cephalaspid from Kuwait, northwestern Arabian Gulf (Mollusca, Heterobranchia). ZooKeys 1048: 91-107, DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.1048.66250, URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.1048.66250
F6A494A58ED8507BBBBBBB0C0C46E55F.taxon	description	Description. The individual photographed has a translucent white body with conspicuous deep purple spots scattered over the dorsum (Fig. 3). The foot is covered by the dorsum. On the mantle margin, yellow spots are arranged in a row merging with the purple spots. These yellow spots appear as a tubercle projecting from the centre of few purple spot on the dorsum and are confluent with purple spots in the margin. Rhinophores and gills bear rows of faint opaque white spots.	en	Nithyanandan, Manickam, Al-Kandari, Manal, Mantha, Gopikrishna (2021): New records of nudibranchs and a cephalaspid from Kuwait, northwestern Arabian Gulf (Mollusca, Heterobranchia). ZooKeys 1048: 91-107, DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.1048.66250, URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.1048.66250
F6A494A58ED8507BBBBBBB0C0C46E55F.taxon	distribution	Distribution. Known only from Mandapam, southern India (Valdes et al. 1999), Mumbai and Gulf of Kutch, northwestern India (Winckworth 1946; Apte and Desai 2017), and Kuwait (this study).	en	Nithyanandan, Manickam, Al-Kandari, Manal, Mantha, Gopikrishna (2021): New records of nudibranchs and a cephalaspid from Kuwait, northwestern Arabian Gulf (Mollusca, Heterobranchia). ZooKeys 1048: 91-107, DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.1048.66250, URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.1048.66250
B82F77FCA0B0507493EBE4A49E34AF5A.taxon	description	Figure 4	en	Nithyanandan, Manickam, Al-Kandari, Manal, Mantha, Gopikrishna (2021): New records of nudibranchs and a cephalaspid from Kuwait, northwestern Arabian Gulf (Mollusca, Heterobranchia). ZooKeys 1048: 91-107, DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.1048.66250, URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.1048.66250
B82F77FCA0B0507493EBE4A49E34AF5A.taxon	description	Description. The individual has a white body with dark purple spots scattered over the dorsum and mantle margin (Fig. 4). A row of orange-yellow mantle glands covers the mantle margin. Rhinophores have a white base and bright orange lamellae gradually extending from the anterior surface up to 1 / 4 of the dorsal side, and the gills are white with a bright orange midrib.	en	Nithyanandan, Manickam, Al-Kandari, Manal, Mantha, Gopikrishna (2021): New records of nudibranchs and a cephalaspid from Kuwait, northwestern Arabian Gulf (Mollusca, Heterobranchia). ZooKeys 1048: 91-107, DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.1048.66250, URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.1048.66250
B82F77FCA0B0507493EBE4A49E34AF5A.taxon	distribution	Distribution. Kuwait (this study) and Abu Dhabi, UAE Coast (http: // medslugs. de / E / Ind-NW / Goniobranchus _ sp _ 10 / Goniobranchus _ sp _ 10 _ 01. htm)	en	Nithyanandan, Manickam, Al-Kandari, Manal, Mantha, Gopikrishna (2021): New records of nudibranchs and a cephalaspid from Kuwait, northwestern Arabian Gulf (Mollusca, Heterobranchia). ZooKeys 1048: 91-107, DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.1048.66250, URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.1048.66250
516F529081085F2F902B38B253DB9663.taxon	description	Figure 5	en	Nithyanandan, Manickam, Al-Kandari, Manal, Mantha, Gopikrishna (2021): New records of nudibranchs and a cephalaspid from Kuwait, northwestern Arabian Gulf (Mollusca, Heterobranchia). ZooKeys 1048: 91-107, DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.1048.66250, URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.1048.66250
516F529081085F2F902B38B253DB9663.taxon	description	Description. The individual has a white translucent body with dark red / purple spots scattered over the dorsum; a few of the dark red / purple spots have a tubercle-like projection in the middle giving a conical impression (Fig. 5, arrowed). A scattered row of spots extends around the margin of the mantle and the foot. Rhinophores are translucent with white lamellae. Gills are also translucent with a white midrib. The edge of the mantle has a submarginal bright yellow band and an interior ring of opaque white glands.	en	Nithyanandan, Manickam, Al-Kandari, Manal, Mantha, Gopikrishna (2021): New records of nudibranchs and a cephalaspid from Kuwait, northwestern Arabian Gulf (Mollusca, Heterobranchia). ZooKeys 1048: 91-107, DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.1048.66250, URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.1048.66250
516F529081085F2F902B38B253DB9663.taxon	distribution	Distribution. Kuwait (this study).	en	Nithyanandan, Manickam, Al-Kandari, Manal, Mantha, Gopikrishna (2021): New records of nudibranchs and a cephalaspid from Kuwait, northwestern Arabian Gulf (Mollusca, Heterobranchia). ZooKeys 1048: 91-107, DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.1048.66250, URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.1048.66250
B4FF8D263C09544CBF09A1C2619F852D.taxon	description	Figure 6 A, B	en	Nithyanandan, Manickam, Al-Kandari, Manal, Mantha, Gopikrishna (2021): New records of nudibranchs and a cephalaspid from Kuwait, northwestern Arabian Gulf (Mollusca, Heterobranchia). ZooKeys 1048: 91-107, DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.1048.66250, URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.1048.66250
B4FF8D263C09544CBF09A1C2619F852D.taxon	description	Description. The two individuals in the photographs have a slender white body with blue, yellow, and black spots scattered all over. At the mantle margin, triangular dark blue-green and pale blue patches alternate (Fig. 6 A), and bright yellow spots are scattered on both the dorsum and foot. The rhinophores are bright orange-red and the core is white. The oral tentacles are bright orange-red at the midrib and tip (Fig. 6 A). A row of prominent dark blue blotches occurs on the either side at the edge of dorsum.	en	Nithyanandan, Manickam, Al-Kandari, Manal, Mantha, Gopikrishna (2021): New records of nudibranchs and a cephalaspid from Kuwait, northwestern Arabian Gulf (Mollusca, Heterobranchia). ZooKeys 1048: 91-107, DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.1048.66250, URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.1048.66250
B4FF8D263C09544CBF09A1C2619F852D.taxon	distribution	Distribution. Indo-West Pacific species and a Lessepsian migrant (Rudman 1977; Yonow 2008), Oman, South Africa, Philippines, Australia (Debelius 1996), Madagascar, Bali, Indonesia, Papua New Guinea, and Hawaii (Johnson and Valdes 2001; Gosliner et al. 2008), Gulf of Kutch and Lakshadweep, India (Apte 2009; Apte et al. 2010), Larak and Lavan islands, Iran (Rezai et al. 2016), Mozambique (Tibirica et al. 2017), Pakistan (Gul, 2019), Thailand (Mehrotra et al. 2021), and Kuwait (this study).	en	Nithyanandan, Manickam, Al-Kandari, Manal, Mantha, Gopikrishna (2021): New records of nudibranchs and a cephalaspid from Kuwait, northwestern Arabian Gulf (Mollusca, Heterobranchia). ZooKeys 1048: 91-107, DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.1048.66250, URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.1048.66250
9E42466388C15E54A4D2BAFC349DBF82.taxon	description	Figure 7	en	Nithyanandan, Manickam, Al-Kandari, Manal, Mantha, Gopikrishna (2021): New records of nudibranchs and a cephalaspid from Kuwait, northwestern Arabian Gulf (Mollusca, Heterobranchia). ZooKeys 1048: 91-107, DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.1048.66250, URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.1048.66250
9E42466388C15E54A4D2BAFC349DBF82.taxon	description	Description. The individual photographed has a bluish grey body with yellow and black spots. The margin of the mantle is thin; yellow and black spots extend onto the foot. A prominent row of black blotches is present on the either side of the dorsum. Rhinophores are tipped red-orange, with a translucent white base (Fig. 7). Gills are orange-red at the tips and the midribs are interrupted with white bands. A circular row of blue spots extends onto the base of the slightly elevated gill pocket.	en	Nithyanandan, Manickam, Al-Kandari, Manal, Mantha, Gopikrishna (2021): New records of nudibranchs and a cephalaspid from Kuwait, northwestern Arabian Gulf (Mollusca, Heterobranchia). ZooKeys 1048: 91-107, DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.1048.66250, URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.1048.66250
9E42466388C15E54A4D2BAFC349DBF82.taxon	distribution	Distribution. Kuwait (this study).	en	Nithyanandan, Manickam, Al-Kandari, Manal, Mantha, Gopikrishna (2021): New records of nudibranchs and a cephalaspid from Kuwait, northwestern Arabian Gulf (Mollusca, Heterobranchia). ZooKeys 1048: 91-107, DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.1048.66250, URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.1048.66250
