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Lemon notodoris
Notodoris citrina
Valid name (WoRMS, AphiaID 531085, checked 2026-10-31).
- English
- Lemon notodoris
- Scientific
- Notodoris citrina
- Dhivehi
- No recorded Dhivehi name
- Group
- Sea slugs
- Family
- Aegiridae
- Maximum size
- Up to about 6 cm (total length)
- Depth and habitat
- Sea floor (benthic)
- IUCN status
- NE · Not EvaluatedNot Evaluated (NE)
Description
A large, bright yellow, firm-bodied nudibranch with large flaps protecting its gills. It feeds on calcareous sponges on reefs.
In the Maldives
Recorded from the Maldives: iNaturalist research-grade observations in the Maldives (n=5, 4 observers).
Sources
- sealifebase.se /summary/Notodoris-citrina.html
- marinespecies.org /aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=531085
- inaturalist.org /taxa/504906
- commons.wikimedia.org /wiki/File:Aegires_citrinus,_Lizard_Is_(cropped).jpeg
Dhivehi name source: No species-level Dhivehi name found in Dhivehi Wikipedia, SeaLifeBase (country: Maldives) or MRS/MMRI invertebrate publications.