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Black doris
Dendrodoris nigra
Valid name (WoRMS, AphiaID 139519, checked 2026-10-31).
- English
- Black doris
- Scientific
- Dendrodoris nigra
- Dhivehi
- No recorded Dhivehi name
- Group
- Sea slugs
- Maximum size
- Up to about 8 cm (total length)
- Depth and habitat
- Sea floor (benthic), recorded from 0 to 26 m
- IUCN status
- NE · Not EvaluatedNot Evaluated (NE)
Description
A soft, black to dark brown nudibranch, sometimes with a thin red or orange edge to the mantle. It is common on shallow reefs and rubble and feeds on sponges.
In the Maldives
Recorded from the Maldives: museum specimens (n=8); iNaturalist research-grade observations in the Maldives (n=21, 3 observers); literature records via OBIS.
Sources
- sealifebase.se /summary/Dendrodoris-nigra.html
- marinespecies.org /aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=139519
- inaturalist.org /taxa/123422
- commons.wikimedia.org /wiki/File:Dendrodoris_Nigra.JPG
Dhivehi name source: No species-level Dhivehi name found in Dhivehi Wikipedia, SeaLifeBase (country: Maldives) or MRS/MMRI invertebrate publications.