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Ocellate phyllidia
Phyllidia ocellata
Valid name (WoRMS, AphiaID 536623, checked 2026-10-31).
- English
- Ocellate phyllidia
- Scientific
- Phyllidia ocellata
- Dhivehi
- No recorded Dhivehi name
- Group
- Sea slugs
- Maximum size
- Up to about 6 cm (total length)
- Depth and habitat
- Sea floor (benthic), recorded from 15 to 35 m
- IUCN status
- NE · Not EvaluatedNot Evaluated (NE)
Description
The ocellate phyllidia has a yellow to orange back with black rings around pale bumps, giving an eye-spotted look. It feeds on sponges on reefs and is very variable in pattern.
In the Maldives
Recorded from the Maldives: iNaturalist research-grade observations in the Maldives (n=12, 5 observers); SeaLifeBase Maldives checklist.
Sources
- sealifebase.se /summary/Phyllidia-ocellata.html
- marinespecies.org /aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=536623
- inaturalist.org /taxa/50554
- commons.wikimedia.org /wiki/File:Babosa_de_mar_(Phyllidia_ocellata),_Zanzíbar,_Tanzania,_202
Dhivehi name source: No species-level Dhivehi name found in Dhivehi Wikipedia, SeaLifeBase (country: Maldives) or MRS/MMRI invertebrate publications.