Hexabranchus lacer
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An illustration based on the real animal.
A little discovery to share.
It swims by rippling its mantle, the wide edge of its body, like waves.
THE REAL WORLD
The real Hexabranchus lacer
- Scientific name
- Hexabranchus lacer
- Japanese name
- ミカドウミウシ
- Group
- Ocean animals
- Class
- Gastropoda
- Order
- Nudibranchia
- Family
- Hexabranchidae
- Genus
- Hexabranchus
How the Hexabranchus lacer lives
When undisturbed, it keeps the edge of its mantle rolled around the raised part of its back.
DORISBasic data
- Range
- India and the tropical western Pacific
Where the Hexabranchus lacer 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
- ミカドウミウシ
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 — ミカドウミウシChecked: 2026-11-04
- DORIS — FFESSM — Danseuse espagnole lacéréeChecked: 2026-11-09
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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