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Ceylon gymnodoris
Gymnodoris ceylonica
Valid name (WoRMS, AphiaID 214544, checked 2026-10-31).
- English
- Ceylon gymnodoris
- Scientific
- Gymnodoris ceylonica
- Dhivehi
- No recorded Dhivehi name
- Group
- Sea slugs
- Maximum size
- Up to about 5 cm (total length)
- Depth and habitat
- Sea floor (benthic)
- IUCN status
- NE · Not EvaluatedNot Evaluated (NE)
Description
A white to translucent nudibranch covered in orange spots. It hunts other sea slugs.
In the Maldives
Recorded from the Maldives: iNaturalist research-grade observations in the Maldives (n=15, 10 observers).
Sources
- sealifebase.se /summary/Gymnodoris-ceylonica.html
- marinespecies.org /aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=214544
- inaturalist.org /taxa/50305
- commons.wikimedia.org /wiki/File:Gymnodoris_ceylonica.jpg
Dhivehi name source: No species-level Dhivehi name found in Dhivehi Wikipedia, SeaLifeBase (country: Maldives) or MRS/MMRI invertebrate publications.