Varicose wart slug
Amazing fact
The varicose wart slug has a black stripe running lengthwise along its underside.
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The varicose wart slug has a black stripe running lengthwise along its underside.
THE REAL WORLD
The real Varicose wart slug
- Scientific name
- Phyllidia varicosa
- Japanese name
- タテヒダイボウミウシ
- Group
- Ocean animals
- Class
- Gastropoda
- Order
- Nudibranchia
- Family
- Phyllidiidae
- Genus
- Phyllidia
The wart-like bumps on its back join up lengthwise, forming several raised ridges.
Basic data
- Range
- Indian Ocean to western Pacific
Where the Varicose wart slug 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
- タテヒダイボウミウシ
- 简体中文
- 叶海麒麟
- 繁體中文
- 葉海麒麟
- 한국어
- 노랑혹갯민숭달팽이
- Français
- Phyllidie verruqueuse
- Deutsch
- Warzenschnecke
- Italiano
- Fillidia varicosa
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 — タテヒダイボウミウシChecked: 2026-11-04
- Australian Museum — Phyllidia varicosaChecked: 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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