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Janolus nudibranch (no English common name)
Janolus incrustans
Valid name (WoRMS, AphiaID 1340032, checked 2026-10-31).
- English
- Janolus nudibranch (no English common name)
- Scientific
- Janolus incrustans
- Dhivehi
- No recorded Dhivehi name
- Group
- Sea slugs
- Family
- Janolidae
- Depth and habitat
- Sea floor (benthic)
- IUCN status
- NE · Not EvaluatedNot Evaluated (NE)
Description
A small nudibranch with swollen cerata on its back. Its relatives feed on bryozoans.
In the Maldives
Recorded from the Maldives: iNaturalist research-grade observations in the Maldives (n=7, 2 observers).
Sources
- sealifebase.se /summary/Janolus-incrustans.html
- marinespecies.org /aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=1340032
- inaturalist.org /taxa/891081
- inaturalist.org /observations/284211699
Dhivehi name source: No species-level Dhivehi name found in Dhivehi Wikipedia, SeaLifeBase (country: Maldives) or MRS/MMRI invertebrate publications.