Shield Pinstripe
Armina rubida
- Usual depth3–14 m
- Water temperature20–28 °C
- Best monthsMay
- How commonRare
Photo credit: (c) Christopher Mark, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC BY · iNaturalist
About this species
Armina rubida is a species of sea slug, a nudibranch, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Arminidae.
Text from the Wikipedia article “Armina rubida”, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Read the article
Where and when
Where it has been recorded
Worldwide
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Best months
Worldwide (open data)
- January: 1 records
- February: 2 records
- March: 3 records
- April: 4 records
- May: 7 records
- June: 2 records
- July: 1 records
- August: 2 records
- September: 4 records
- October: 3 records
- November: 2 records
- December: 4 records
Depth and water temperature
Depth
Mostly recorded at 3–14 m · Deepest record: 14 m
Water temperature
Recorded in surface water of 20–28 °C
Photos
(c) Georgina Jones, some rights reserved (CC BY-SA) · CC BY-SA · iNaturalist
Names and classification
- English
- Shield Pinstripe
Other scientific names: Dermatobranchus pulcherrimus, Dermatobranchus rubidus, Diphyllidia rubida
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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.
- 11 open-data records from 1979 to 2026.
- Species data updated October 26, 2026.
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