Small Bubble Dorid
Carminodoris bifurcata
- Usual depth2–14 m
- Water temperature20–29 °C
- Best monthsApril, August, and November
- How commonRare
Photo credit: (c) Cricket Raspet, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC BY · iNaturalist
About this species
Carminodoris bifurcata is a species of sea slug, a dorid nudibranch, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Discodorididae.
Text from the Wikipedia article “Carminodoris bifurcata”, 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: 4 records
- February: 4 records
- March: 8 records
- April: 14 records
- May: 12 records
- June: 9 records
- July: 12 records
- August: 14 records
- September: 11 records
- October: 12 records
- November: 21 records
- December: 8 records
Depth and water temperature
Depth
Mostly recorded at 2–14 m · Deepest record: 19 m
Water temperature
Recorded in surface water of 20–29 °C
Names and classification
- English
- Small Bubble Dorid
Names in 2 more languages
- French
- Doris à petites pustules
- Japanese
- センリョウウミウシ
Other scientific names: Hoplodoris bifurcata
Similar species
Bohol DiscodorisDiscodoris boholiensis
Batangas HalgerdaHalgerda batangas
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).
- 65 open-data records from 1985 to 2026.
- Species data updated October 26, 2026.
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