Platydoris ellioti
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An illustration based on the real animal.
A little discovery to share.
Its back has cloud-like markings in light and dark shades of brown.
THE REAL WORLD
The real Platydoris ellioti
- Scientific name
- Platydoris ellioti
- Japanese name
- クモガタウミウシ
- Group
- Ocean animals
- Class
- Gastropoda
- Order
- Nudibranchia
- Family
- Discodorididae
- Genus
- Platydoris
Where the name “Platydoris ellioti” comes from
The scientific name ellioti honors Walter Elliot, a naturalist in India.
Australian MuseumThe edge of its body is slightly wavy and stiff, and it easily sheds pieces of it on its own.
Basic data
- Range
- Indian Ocean to western Pacific
Where the Platydoris ellioti has been recorded
Records: GBIF.org (CC0 and CC BY 4.0 records, retrieved 2026-11-07). Map: Natural EarthSee the records on GBIF
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Names around the world
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 — クモガタウミウシChecked: 2026-11-04
- Australian Museum — Platydoris elliotiChecked: 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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