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Sky blue phyllidia
Phyllidia coelestis
Valid name (WoRMS, AphiaID 212836, checked 2026-10-31).
- English
- Sky blue phyllidia
- Scientific
- Phyllidia coelestis
- Dhivehi
- No recorded Dhivehi name
- Group
- Sea slugs
- Maximum size
- Up to about 6 cm (total length)
- Depth and habitat
- Sea floor (benthic)
- IUCN status
- NE · Not EvaluatedNot Evaluated (NE)
Description
The sky blue phyllidia has a pale blue back with black bands and yellow-capped knobs. It feeds on sponges on reefs.
In the Maldives
Recorded from the Maldives: iNaturalist research-grade observations in the Maldives (n=8, 8 observers).
Sources
- sealifebase.se /summary/Phyllidia-coelestis.html
- marinespecies.org /aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=212836
- inaturalist.org /taxa/142294
- commons.wikimedia.org /wiki/File:Babosa_de_mar_(Phyllidia_coelestis),_Anilao,_Filipinas,_202
Dhivehi name source: No species-level Dhivehi name found in Dhivehi Wikipedia, SeaLifeBase (country: Maldives) or MRS/MMRI invertebrate publications.