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Ringed sap-sucking slug
Plakobranchus ocellatus
Valid name (WoRMS, AphiaID 451657, checked 2026-10-31).
- English
- Ringed sap-sucking slug
- Scientific
- Plakobranchus ocellatus
- Dhivehi
- No recorded Dhivehi name
- Group
- Sea slugs
- Maximum size
- Up to about 4 cm (total length)
- Depth and habitat
- Sea floor (benthic)
- IUCN status
- NE · Not EvaluatedNot Evaluated (NE)
Description
A sap-sucking sea slug that folds its broad side flaps over its back, which is marked with eye-like rings. It feeds on algae and lives on sand and rubble.
In the Maldives
Recorded from the Maldives: iNaturalist research-grade observations in the Maldives (n=15, 2 observers).
Sources
- sealifebase.se /summary/Plakobranchus-ocellatus.html
- marinespecies.org /aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=451657
- inaturalist.org /taxa/49121
- commons.wikimedia.org /wiki/File:Plakobranchus_ocellatus,_Koh_Phangan_3.jpg
Dhivehi name source: No species-level Dhivehi name found in Dhivehi Wikipedia, SeaLifeBase (country: Maldives) or MRS/MMRI invertebrate publications.