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Simba cratena
Cratena simba
Valid name (WoRMS, AphiaID 599286, checked 2026-10-31).
- English
- Simba cratena
- Scientific
- Cratena simba
- Dhivehi
- No recorded Dhivehi name
- Group
- Sea slugs
- Depth and habitat
- Sea floor (benthic)
- IUCN status
- NE · Not EvaluatedNot Evaluated (NE)
Description
An aeolid nudibranch, with finger-like cerata on its back that store stinging cells taken from its prey. It feeds on hydroids.
In the Maldives
Recorded from the Maldives: museum specimens (n=1); iNaturalist research-grade observations in the Maldives (n=3, 2 observers).
Sources
- sealifebase.se /summary/Cratena-simba.html
- marinespecies.org /aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=599286
- inaturalist.org /taxa/467982
- commons.wikimedia.org /wiki/File:Cratena_simba.jpg
Dhivehi name source: No species-level Dhivehi name found in Dhivehi Wikipedia, SeaLifeBase (country: Maldives) or MRS/MMRI invertebrate publications.