Tom Smith's Nudibranch
Ardeadoris tomsmithi
- Usual depth3–18 m
- Water temperature24–29 °C
- Best monthsMay and June
- How commonRare
About this species
Ardeadoris tomsmithi is a species of sea slug, a dorid nudibranch, a shell-less marine gastropod mollusk in the family Chromodorididae.
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Where and when
Where it has been recorded
Worldwide
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Best months
Worldwide (open data)
- January: 7 records
- February: 2 records
- March: 5 records
- April: 8 records
- May: 11 records
- June: 14 records
- July: 6 records
- August: 5 records
- September: 3 records
- October: 0 records
- November: 7 records
- December: 3 records
Depth and water temperature
Depth
Mostly recorded at 3–18 m · Deepest record: 25 m
Water temperature
Recorded in surface water of 24–29 °C
Names and classification
- English
- Tom Smith's Nudibranch
Names in 2 more languages
- French
- Doris de Tom Smith
- Japanese
- キンゴマイロウミウシ
Other scientific names: Glossodoris tomsmithi
Similar species
White-centred Rainbow DoridArdeadoris angustolutea
Blood Spot NudibranchArdeadoris cruenta
- Snow-goddess Nudibranch
Ardeadoris poliahu
Sources and credits
Names and taxonomy: WoRMS (CC BY 4.0) and the GBIF Backbone (CC BY 4.0). Photos: iNaturalist observers, each under the licence shown (CC0, CC BY or CC BY-SA).
- Depth, temperature, months and maps: records from OBIS and GBIF under CC0 or CC BY.
- Descriptions: Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA, each linked to its article.
- Conservation status as published by GBIF (IUCN Red List).
- 71 open-data records from 1978 to 2026.
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