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Striped phyllidopsis
Phyllidiopsis striata
Valid name (WoRMS, AphiaID 536722, checked 2026-10-31).
- English
- Striped phyllidopsis
- Scientific
- Phyllidiopsis striata
- Dhivehi
- No recorded Dhivehi name
- Group
- Sea slugs
- Maximum size
- Up to about 2 cm (total length)
- Depth and habitat
- Sea floor (benthic)
- IUCN status
- NE · Not EvaluatedNot Evaluated (NE)
Description
A phyllidiid nudibranch with a grey to pinkish back marked by black lines and pale ridges. It feeds on sponges on reefs.
In the Maldives
Recorded from the Maldives: museum specimens (n=2); iNaturalist research-grade observations in the Maldives (n=49, 25 observers); literature records via OBIS.
Sources
- sealifebase.se /summary/Phyllidiopsis-striata.html
- marinespecies.org /aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=536722
- inaturalist.org /taxa/126109
- inaturalist.org /observations/236042188
Dhivehi name source: No species-level Dhivehi name found in Dhivehi Wikipedia, SeaLifeBase (country: Maldives) or MRS/MMRI invertebrate publications.