Warty Sucking Dorid

Dendrodoris tuberculosa

Nudibranchs
IUCN: Not evaluated

Usual depth1–22 m
Water temperature10–30 °C
Best monthsJanuary, April, and May
How commonRare

All species

Photo credit: (c) Robin White, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC BY · iNaturalist

Where and when

Where it has been recorded

Worldwide

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Best months

Worldwide (open data)

January: 35 records
February: 20 records
March: 26 records
April: 29 records
May: 31 records
June: 17 records
July: 24 records
August: 29 records
September: 21 records
October: 26 records
November: 20 records
December: 24 records

Depth and water temperature

Depth

Mostly recorded at 1–22 m · Deepest record: 25 m

0–10 m: 30 records
10–20 m: 16 records
20–30 m: 10 records

Water temperature

Recorded in surface water of 10–30 °C

10–12 °C: 4 records
12–14 °C: 0 records
14–16 °C: 0 records
16–18 °C: 0 records
18–20 °C: 3 records
20–22 °C: 9 records
22–24 °C: 13 records
24–26 °C: 14 records
26–28 °C: 21 records
28–30 °C: 51 records

Photos

(c) Jay Paroline, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC BY · iNaturalist
(c) Georgina Jones, some rights reserved (CC BY-SA) · CC BY-SA · iNaturalist
no rights reserved · CC0 1.0 · iNaturalist
(c) Susan Prior, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC BY · iNaturalist
(c) Susan Prior, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC BY · iNaturalist
(c) Rachael Kaiser, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC BY · iNaturalist

Names and classification

English: Warty Sucking Dorid

Names in 3 more languages

Japanese: イシガキウミウシ
Korean: 물방울갯민숭달팽이
Simplified Chinese: 結節樹紋海麒麟

Other scientific names: Dendrodoris morulifer, Doridopsis tuberculosa, Doris tuberculosa

Similar species

Bushy-gilled Sucking Dorid
Dendrodoris arborescens
Smoky Sucking Dorid
Dendrodoris fumata
Dendrodoris gunnamatta
Dendrodoris krusensternii
White-spotted Sucking Dorid
Dendrodoris nigra
Carbuncle Sucking Dorid
Dendrodoris carbunculosa
Starburst Sucking Dorid
Dendrodoris 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.
Conservation status as published by GBIF (IUCN Red List).
145 open-data records from 1832 to 2026.
Species data updated October 26, 2026.

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