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White's hypselodoris
Hypselodoris whitei
Valid name (WoRMS, AphiaID 560037, checked 2026-10-31). Recorded in Maldives sources as Hypselodoris centunculus.
- English
- White's hypselodoris
- Scientific
- Hypselodoris whitei
- Dhivehi
- No recorded Dhivehi name
- Group
- Sea slugs
- Depth and habitat
- Sea floor (benthic), recorded from 3 to 3 m
- IUCN status
- NE · Not EvaluatedNot Evaluated (NE)
Description
A chromodorid nudibranch, one of a large group of brightly coloured sea slugs that feed on sponges and take distasteful chemicals from them. Species are told apart mainly by their colour patterns, and several look very alike.
In the Maldives
Recorded from the Maldives: museum specimens (n=2); iNaturalist research-grade observations in the Maldives (n=6, 3 observers); SeaLifeBase Maldives checklist.
Sources
- sealifebase.se /summary/Hypselodoris-whitei.html
- marinespecies.org /aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=560037
- inaturalist.org /taxa/147938
- commons.wikimedia.org /wiki/File:Hypselodoris_whitei2.jpg
Dhivehi name source: No species-level Dhivehi name found in Dhivehi Wikipedia, SeaLifeBase (country: Maldives) or MRS/MMRI invertebrate publications.