Dendrodoris carbunculosa
Amazing fact
Koushin-umiushi sea slugs have rings of small bumps around each large bump.
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Koushin-umiushi sea slugs have rings of small bumps around each large bump.
THE REAL WORLD
The real Dendrodoris carbunculosa
- Scientific name
- Dendrodoris carbunculosa
- Japanese name
- コウシンウミウシ
- Group
- Ocean animals
- Class
- Gastropoda
- Order
- Nudibranchia
- Family
- Dendrodorididae
- Genus
- Dendrodoris
A sea slug that lives in seas from the Indian Ocean to the western and central Pacific.
The slimy mucus it gives off is said to cause a burning pain if it touches your eyes or lips.
Basic data
- Range
- The Indian to western Pacific oceans and central Pacific
Where the Dendrodoris carbunculosa has been recorded
Records: GBIF.org (CC0 and CC BY 4.0 records, retrieved 2026-11-07). Map: Natural EarthSee the records on GBIF
Watch wild animals from a distance. Do not touch or feed them, and take care of the places where they live.
Names around the world
- 日本語
- コウシンウミウシ
- Français
- Doris furonculosée
Names come from Wikidata and iNaturalist records. Where a language has no recorded name, we use the scientific name.
Sources and how we check
- 鳥羽水族館 — コウシンウミウシChecked: 2026-11-04
- Australian Museum — Dendrodoris carbunculosaChecked: 2026-11-07
We check each fact against its source. The illustrations simplify how the real animal looks.
The classification (class, order, family, genus) follows Wikidata records, checked against GBIF. Classifications can change as research goes on.
The basic data are the values given in each source. They vary with how the animal is measured, whether it is male or female, and whether it lives in the wild or in captivity.
This page was translated from the original Japanese with the help of AI.
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