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Decumbent spanish dancer
Hexabranchus lacer
Valid name (WoRMS, AphiaID 1571927, checked 2026-10-31).
- English
- Decumbent spanish dancer
- Scientific
- Hexabranchus lacer
- Dhivehi
- No recorded Dhivehi name
- Group
- Sea slugs
- IUCN status
- NE · Not EvaluatedNot Evaluated (NE)
Description
A large dorid nudibranch related to the Spanish dancer. It feeds on sponges on reefs.
In the Maldives
Recorded from the Maldives: iNaturalist research-grade observations in the Maldives (n=17, 4 observers); literature records via OBIS.
Sources
- marinespecies.org /aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=1571927
- inaturalist.org /taxa/1475021
- commons.wikimedia.org /wiki/File:Babosa_marina_(Hexabranchus_lacer),_Nosy_Be,_Madagascar,_20
Dhivehi name source: No species-level Dhivehi name found in Dhivehi Wikipedia, SeaLifeBase (country: Maldives) or MRS/MMRI invertebrate publications.