Michael's Chromodoris
Chromodoris michaeli
- Usual depth3–40 m
- Water temperature25–30 °C
- Best monthsApril and October
- How commonRare
Photo credit: (c) Bernard Picton, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC BY · iNaturalist
About this species
Chromodoris michaeli is a species of colourful sea slug, a dorid nudibranch, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Chromodorididae.
Text from the Wikipedia article “Chromodoris michaeli”, 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: 8 records
- March: 7 records
- April: 13 records
- May: 9 records
- June: 5 records
- July: 2 records
- August: 6 records
- September: 5 records
- October: 19 records
- November: 4 records
- December: 9 records
Depth and water temperature
Depth
Mostly recorded at 3–40 m · Deepest record: 40 m
Water temperature
Recorded in surface water of 25–30 °C
Names and classification
- English
- Michael's Chromodoris
Names in 2 more languages
- Japanese
- ミカエルイロウミウシ
- Simplified Chinese
- 麥可多彩海蛞蝓
Similar species
Anna's ChromodorisChromodoris annae
Elisabeth's ChromodorisChromodoris elisabethina
Pyjama Rainbow DoridChromodoris lochi
Magnificent ChromodorisChromodoris magnifica
Broken-line Rainbow DoridChromodoris strigata
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).
- 57 open-data records from 1986 to 2020.
- Species data updated October 26, 2026.
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