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Mourning dorid
Jorunna funebris
Valid name (WoRMS, AphiaID 534383, checked 2026-10-31).
- English
- Mourning dorid
- Scientific
- Jorunna funebris
- 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, soft nudibranch with black rings scattered across its back and black rhinophores and gills. It feeds on blue sponges on reefs and is easy to spot.
In the Maldives
Recorded from the Maldives: iNaturalist research-grade observations in the Maldives (n=48, 10 observers); SeaLifeBase Maldives checklist.
Sources
- sealifebase.se /summary/Jorunna-funebris.html
- marinespecies.org /aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=534383
- inaturalist.org /taxa/50300
- commons.wikimedia.org /wiki/File:Jorunna_funebris.jpg
Dhivehi name source: No species-level Dhivehi name found in Dhivehi Wikipedia, SeaLifeBase (country: Maldives) or MRS/MMRI invertebrate publications.