Manado — 9 September 2026
- Location seen
- Manado, Indonesia
- Date seen
- 2026-09-09
- Depth
- 20
Gymnodoris citrina
Yellow-spotted Gymnodoris
Gymnodoris citrina - tiny individual so a juvenile© Di Syrett / MacroDivers.com
About this species
- Current scientific name
- Gymnodoris citrina
- Common name
- Yellow-spotted Gymnodoris
- Previous genera
- Trevelyana
- Order
- Nudibranchia - Doridoidea (Dorids)
- Type
- Phanerobranchia (Phanerobranch dorids)
- ID confidence
- Probable
- Genus
- Gymnodoris
- Species
- citrina
- Average size
- 30 mm
- Colours
- white, yellow, orange, cream, translucent
- Pattern
- Spots
- Rhinophores
- Horizontal
- Gills
- External gill plume
- Similar species
- Other Gymnodoris species.
Geographic Distribution
Widespread in Indo-Pacific.
Identification
Large variation in colour from white to orange. Small spots - but (not particularly circular - may look like dashes) all over the body. Rhinophores are small and club-like. Gills form a tight circle.
Behaviour / Habitat
Eats other nudibranchs (including its own species) and eggs.
Our Sighting
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