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Rose phyllidiella
Phyllidiella rosans
Valid name (WoRMS, AphiaID 536695, checked 2026-10-31).
- English
- Rose phyllidiella
- Scientific
- Phyllidiella rosans
- Dhivehi
- No recorded Dhivehi name
- Group
- Sea slugs
- Maximum size
- Up to about 3.5 cm (total length)
- Depth and habitat
- Sea floor (benthic)
- IUCN status
- NE · Not EvaluatedNot Evaluated (NE)
Description
A phyllidiid nudibranch with a black back carrying pink ridges and knobs, often running in lines along the body. It is common on reefs, where it feeds on sponges and crawls openly by day.
In the Maldives
Recorded from the Maldives: museum specimens (n=25); iNaturalist research-grade observations in the Maldives (n=53, 44 observers); literature records via OBIS; SeaLifeBase Maldives checklist.
Sources
- sealifebase.se /summary/Phyllidiella-rosans.html
- marinespecies.org /aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=536695
- inaturalist.org /taxa/121359
- commons.wikimedia.org /wiki/File:Phyllidiella_rosans.JPG
Dhivehi name source: No species-level Dhivehi name found in Dhivehi Wikipedia, SeaLifeBase (country: Maldives) or MRS/MMRI invertebrate publications.