White-spotted Sucking Dorid

About this species

Dendrodoris nigra is a marine species of sea slug, a dorid nudibranch, shell-less marine gastropod mollusks in the family Dendrodorididae.

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Where and when

Where it has been recorded

Worldwide

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Best months

Worldwide (open data)

January: 283 records
February: 177 records
March: 170 records
April: 180 records
May: 170 records
June: 151 records
July: 133 records
August: 135 records
September: 154 records
October: 219 records
November: 155 records
December: 152 records

Depth and water temperature

Depth

Mostly recorded at 1–15 m · Deepest record: 73.5 m

0–10 m: 101 records
10–20 m: 33 records
20–30 m: 5 records
30–40 m: 0 records
40–50 m: 0 records
50–60 m: 0 records
60–70 m: 0 records
70–80 m: 1 records

Water temperature

Recorded in surface water of 16–30 °C

14–16 °C: 6 records
16–18 °C: 7 records
18–20 °C: 12 records
20–22 °C: 28 records
22–24 °C: 18 records
24–26 °C: 40 records
26–28 °C: 28 records
28–30 °C: 69 records

Photos

(c) Saryu Mae 前朝琉, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC BY · iNaturalist
(c) Ken-ichi Ueda, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC BY · iNaturalist
(c) Javier, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC BY · iNaturalist
(c) Stephen Thorpe, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC BY · iNaturalist
(c) Emma Sophie, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC BY · iNaturalist
(c) Cricket Raspet, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC BY · iNaturalist
(c) Nic Charlton, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC BY · iNaturalist

Names and classification

English: White-spotted Sucking Dorid, Black Doris, Starry Nudibranch

Names in 3 more languages

French: Dendrodoris noire
Japanese: ホンクロシタナシウミウシ
Simplified Chinese: 黑枝鰓海蛞蝓

Other scientific names: Actinodoris australis, Dendrodoris australiensis, Dendrodoris melaena, Dendrodoris montrouzieri, Doridopsis australiensis, Doridopsis macfarlandi, Doridopsis mollis, Doridopsis nigra, Doriopsis nigra, Doris atroviridis, Doris debilis, Doris mariei, Doris nigra, Doris rubrilineata, Doris sordida, Goniodoris montrouzieri, Hexabranchus nebulosus

Similar species

Bushy-gilled Sucking Dorid
Dendrodoris arborescens
Smoky Sucking Dorid
Dendrodoris fumata
Dendrodoris gunnamatta
Dendrodoris krusensternii
Carbuncle Sucking Dorid
Dendrodoris carbunculosa
Starburst Sucking Dorid
Dendrodoris elongata
Polka-dot Sucking Dorid
Dendrodoris guttata

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).
775 open-data records from 1855 to 2026.
Species data updated October 26, 2026.