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Blue doriopsis
Doriopsis pecten
Valid name (WoRMS, AphiaID 761890, checked 2026-10-31).
- English
- Blue doriopsis
- Scientific
- Doriopsis pecten
- Dhivehi
- No recorded Dhivehi name
- Group
- Sea slugs
- Maximum size
- Up to about 2 cm (total length)
- Depth and habitat
- Sea floor (benthic), recorded from 1 to 1 m
- IUCN status
- NE · Not EvaluatedNot Evaluated (NE)
Description
A dorid nudibranch. Its relatives feed on sponges.
In the Maldives
Recorded from the Maldives: iNaturalist research-grade observations in the Maldives (n=5, 2 observers).
Sources
- sealifebase.se /summary/Doriopsis-pecten.html
- marinespecies.org /aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=761890
- inaturalist.org /taxa/418285
- inaturalist.org /observations/111698667
Dhivehi name source: No species-level Dhivehi name found in Dhivehi Wikipedia, SeaLifeBase (country: Maldives) or MRS/MMRI invertebrate publications.