Lemon Nudibranch

Where and when

Where it has been recorded

Worldwide

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Best months

Worldwide (open data)

January: 16 records
February: 12 records
March: 12 records
April: 34 records
May: 52 records
June: 48 records
July: 110 records
August: 102 records
September: 107 records
October: 88 records
November: 43 records
December: 20 records

Depth and water temperature

Depth

Mostly recorded at 0–5 m · Deepest record: 5 m

0–10 m: 5 records

Water temperature

Recorded in surface water of 17–18 °C

16–18 °C: 6 records

Photos

(c) Saryu Mae 前朝琉, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC BY · iNaturalist
(c) Stephen Thorpe, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC BY · iNaturalist
(c) Javier, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC BY · iNaturalist
(c) Saryu Mae 前朝琉, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC BY · iNaturalist
(c) Shaun Lee, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC BY · iNaturalist
(c) Ross Laing, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC BY · iNaturalist
(c) Javier, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC BY · iNaturalist

Names and classification

English: Lemon Nudibranch

Other scientific names: Doridopsis citrina

Similar species

Bushy-gilled Sucking Dorid
Dendrodoris arborescens
Smoky Sucking Dorid
Dendrodoris fumata
Dendrodoris gunnamatta
Dendrodoris krusensternii
White-spotted Sucking Dorid
Dendrodoris nigra
Dendrodoris albopurpura
Carbuncle Sucking Dorid
Dendrodoris carbunculosa

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.
Conservation status as published by GBIF (IUCN Red List).
121 open-data records from 1997 to 2012.
Species data updated November 2, 2026.