Warty Doris

Warty Doris-  Scientific name - Doris verrucosa

Conservation status

The Warty Doris is a  yellow-brown sea slug, which lives under stones, and gets its name from the lumpy shapes all over its body. It is yellow-brown in colour and typically grows to 30mm in length. Although it has been recorded as long as 70mm.

It was formally identified in the UK for the first time in November 2023 off the Hampshire coast.

It is often referred to for its pharmaceutical interest.

There is little information on its conservation status save for the fact it is rare to find.

Source

Wikipedia - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Doris_verrucosa

BBC - https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cqlpvl042gko

Sea slug Forum https://www.seaslugforum.net/showall/doriverr

Science Direct - https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S0305197814002865