Lembeh — 3 September 2026
- Location seen
- Lembeh, Indonesia
- Date seen
- 2026-09-03
Sclerodoris tuberculata
Sclerodoris tuberculata - on the bottom so much easier to spot© Di Syrett / MacroDivers.com
About this species
- Current scientific name
- Sclerodoris tuberculata
- Order
- Nudibranchia - Doridoidea (Dorids)
- Type
- Cryptobranchia (Cryptobranch dorids)
- ID confidence
- Probable
- Genus
- Sclerodoris
- Species
- tuberculata
- Average size
- 50 mm
- Colours
- white, black, yellow, orange, green, red
- Pattern
- Spots, Blotches
- Body shape
- Oval
- Rhinophores
- Horizontal
- Gills
- External gill plume
- Similar species
- Other Sclerodoris, Rostanga arbutus, Atagema spongiosa
Geographic Distribution
Indo-West Pacific.
Identification
The colour is highly variable including yellow, orange, brown, green and black with white patches. It is an extremely good mimic of marine sponges and adopts the colour of the prey sponge. The defining characteristic of this slug is the raised mid-dorsal ridge with a deep (crater-like) pit in the centre. The rhinophores are a layered club in the main colour with white edges. The gills are at the posterior and have white speckling and can fully retract into the slightly backward facing gill pocket.
General Notes
When on the sponge this nudibranch is extremely hard to identify.
Our Sighting
About our records
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