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Wave wart slug
Phyllidia undula
Valid name (WoRMS, AphiaID 1458826, checked 2026-10-31).
- English
- Wave wart slug
- Scientific
- Phyllidia undula
- Dhivehi
- No recorded Dhivehi name
- Group
- Sea slugs
- IUCN status
- NE · Not EvaluatedNot Evaluated (NE)
Description
A phyllidiid nudibranch: a firm, oval slug with a tough, knobbly back and its gills hidden underneath. Phyllidiids feed on sponges and carry distasteful chemicals taken from them, so they crawl openly by day. Several species look alike and are told apart by the pattern of ridges, knobs and colour.
In the Maldives
Recorded from the Maldives: iNaturalist research-grade observations in the Maldives (n=9, 3 observers).
Sources
- marinespecies.org /aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=1458826
- inaturalist.org /taxa/1150296
- commons.wikimedia.org /wiki/File:Babosa_de_mar_(Phyllidia_undula),_Zanzíbar,_Tanzania,_2024-
Dhivehi name source: No species-level Dhivehi name found in Dhivehi Wikipedia, SeaLifeBase (country: Maldives) or MRS/MMRI invertebrate publications.