Polka-dot Sucking Dorid
Dendrodoris guttata
- Usual depth1–18 m
- Water temperature19–29 °C
- Best monthsJanuary, April, and May
- How commonRare
Photo credit: (c) Ewout Knoester, some rights reserved (CC BY-SA) · CC BY-SA · iNaturalist
About this species
Dendrodoris guttata is a species of sea slug, a dorid nudibranch, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Dendrodorididae.
Text from the Wikipedia article “Dendrodoris guttata”, 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: 40 records
- February: 17 records
- March: 25 records
- April: 33 records
- May: 30 records
- June: 30 records
- July: 22 records
- August: 19 records
- September: 20 records
- October: 21 records
- November: 27 records
- December: 26 records
Depth and water temperature
Depth
Mostly recorded at 1–18 m · Deepest record: 26 m
Water temperature
Recorded in surface water of 19–29 °C
Photos
(c) portioid, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC BY · iNaturalist 
(c) Ewout Knoester, some rights reserved (CC BY-SA) · CC BY-SA · iNaturalist 
(c) Emma Sophie, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC BY · iNaturalist 
(c) Kai Squires, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC BY · iNaturalist
Names and classification
- English
- Polka-dot Sucking Dorid
Names in 2 more languages
- Japanese
- ヒメマダラウミウシ
- Korean
- 검정반점갯민숭달팽이
Other scientific names: Doridopsis guttata
Similar species
Bushy-gilled Sucking DoridDendrodoris arborescens
Smoky Sucking DoridDendrodoris fumata
Dendrodoris gunnamattaDendrodoris krusensternii
White-spotted Sucking DoridDendrodoris nigra
Carbuncle Sucking DoridDendrodoris carbunculosa
Starburst Sucking DoridDendrodoris elongata
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).
- 105 open-data records from 1972 to 2026.
- Species data updated October 26, 2026.
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