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Longibranchus nudibranch (no English common name)
Longibranchus putnami
Valid name (WoRMS, AphiaID 1832557, checked 2026-10-31). Recorded in Maldives sources as Eubranchus putnami.
- English
- Longibranchus nudibranch (no English common name)
- Scientific
- Longibranchus putnami
- Dhivehi
- No recorded Dhivehi name
- Group
- Sea slugs
- Family
- Eubranchidae
- IUCN status
- NE · Not EvaluatedNot Evaluated (NE)
Description
An aeolid nudibranch, with finger-like cerata on its back that store stinging cells taken from its prey. It feeds on hydroids.
In the Maldives
Recorded from the Maldives: museum specimens (n=3); iNaturalist research-grade observations in the Maldives (n=23, 2 observers); SeaLifeBase Maldives checklist.
Sources
- marinespecies.org /aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=1832557
- inaturalist.org /taxa/1668619
- commons.wikimedia.org /wiki/File:Babosa_de_mar_(Eubranchus_putnami),_Anilao,_Filipinas,_2023
Dhivehi name source: No species-level Dhivehi name found in Dhivehi Wikipedia, SeaLifeBase (country: Maldives) or MRS/MMRI invertebrate publications.