Galapagos Species Database
The Galapagos Species Database shares the information about the species from our Natural History Collections.
Dendrodoris fumata
doridáceo, Doris
Features a flattened body, a soft broad mantle with highly ruffled edges, and variable in color (often reddish orange).
Found on rocky substrates, with sponges.
Domain
Eukaryota
Kingdom
Animalia
Phylum
Mollusca
Class
Gastropoda
Order
Nudibranchia
Suborder
Euctenidiacea
Superfamily
Phyllidioidea
Family
Dendrodorididae
Genus
Dendrodoris
Species
fumata
Taxon category: Accepted
Origin: Native
Map of specimen collection localities or observation records for this species in our collections database.
Distribution: Widespread throughout the tropical indo-Pacific, Mexico, Costa Rica, and the Galapagos.
- Appeltans, W. Bouchet, P., Boxshall, G.A., Fauchald, K., Gordon, D.P., Hoeksema, B.W., Poore, G.C.B., van Soest, R.W.M., Stöhr, S., Walter, T.C., Costello, M.J. (eds.) (2010) World Register of Marine Species (WoRMS). Available online at http://www.marinespecies.org.
- Hickman, C.P. Jr. (2008) A field guide to corals and other radiates of Galápagos. Sugar Spring Press, Lexington, Virginia, 162 pp.
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"Galapagos Species Database, Dendrodoris fumata", dataZone. Charles Darwin Foundation, https://datazone.darwinfoundation.org/en/checklist/?species=8735. Accessed 5 November 2026.