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Green Melibe

Melibe viridis (Kelaart, 1858)

Status not recordedsnails and slugs

The green melibe (Melibe viridis) is a species in the family Tethydidae, order Nudibranchia.

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Quick facts about the green melibe

Weight
Not recorded
Length
Not recorded
Lifespan
Not recorded
Main food
Not recorded
Habitat
Not recorded
Young per litter or clutch
Not recorded
Conservation status
Not recorded
Countries on record
Not recorded

Where does the green melibe live?

Not recorded

Where has it been introduced?

The Global Register of Introduced and Invasive Species lists the green melibe as introduced in 8 countries.

  1. Croatia
  2. Cyprus
  3. Greece
  4. Italy
  5. Lebanon
  6. Malta
  7. Tunisia
  8. Türkiye

Introduced means brought by people and now present; invasive means the country's checklist records an impact. A species can be native to one part of a country and introduced in another. Source: Global Register of Introduced and Invasive Species (CC BY 4.0).

Is the green melibe endangered?

No conservation assessment is recorded for this species in our sources. That is not the same as being safe: it has not been matched to an assessment.

How is the green melibe classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumMollusca
  3. classGastropoda
  4. orderNudibranchia
  5. familyTethydidae
  6. genusMelibe
  7. SpeciesMelibe viridis (Kelaart, 1858)

Synonyms Melibe fimbriata, Melibe rangi, Melibe vexillifera, Meliboea viridis, Propemelibe mirifica

Other names and names in other languages (5)
  • Giant MonkdragonEnglish
  • Wonderous Melibe slugEnglish
  • Grüne MelibeGerman
  • Melibe verdeItalian
  • ムカデメリベJapanese

Catalogue of Life

Relatives of the green melibe

Other species in the same genus Melibe.

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Common questions

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Is the green melibe an invasive species?

The Global Register of Introduced and Invasive Species lists the green melibe as introduced in 8 countries, including Croatia, Cyprus, Greece, Italy and Lebanon, but does not flag it as invasive in any of them.

What kind of animal is the green melibe?

The green melibe (Melibe viridis) belongs to the family Tethydidae in the order Nudibranchia.

Sources and how to cite this page

Data as of 2026-11-14. How this page is put together.

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APA

CreatureData. (2026). Green Melibe (Melibe viridis). Retrieved from https://creaturedata.com/animals/green-melibe

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BibTeX
@misc{green_melibe_2026,
  title = {Green Melibe (Melibe viridis)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/green-melibe},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-14}
}