peppercorn nudibranch
Crimora lutea
- Usual depth7–22 m
- Water temperature19–29 °C
- Best monthsApril and May
- How commonRare
About this species
Crimora lutea is a species of sea slug, a nudibranch, a shell-less marine gastropod mollusc in the family Polyceridae.
Text from the Wikipedia article “Crimora lutea”, 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: 5 records
- March: 3 records
- April: 7 records
- May: 10 records
- June: 5 records
- July: 2 records
- August: 1 records
- September: 3 records
- October: 3 records
- November: 5 records
- December: 2 records
Depth and water temperature
Depth
Mostly recorded at 7–22 m · Deepest record: 36.6 m
Water temperature
Recorded in surface water of 19–29 °C
Names and classification
- English
- peppercorn nudibranch
Names in 1 more languages
- Japanese
- ヤグルマウミウシ
Similar species
Chamberlain's NembrothaNembrotha chamberlaini
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Ivory Wrinkle DoridNembrotha lineolata
Shadowy Wrinkle DoridNembrotha milleri
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).
- 66 open-data records from 1984 to 2026.
- Species data updated November 1, 2026.
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