Fleshy Doriopsilla

About this species

Doriopsilla carneola is a species of dorid nudibranch, a colourful sea slug, a shell-less marine gastropod mollusc 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: 74 records
February: 44 records
March: 93 records
April: 120 records
May: 38 records
June: 70 records
July: 97 records
August: 79 records
September: 113 records
October: 144 records
November: 34 records
December: 47 records

Depth and water temperature

Depth

Mostly recorded at 3–6 m · Deepest record: 5.5 m

0–10 m: 3 records

Water temperature

Recorded in surface water of 14–25 °C

12–14 °C: 10 records
14–16 °C: 68 records
16–18 °C: 8 records
18–20 °C: 7 records
20–22 °C: 16 records
22–24 °C: 0 records
24–26 °C: 1 records

Photos

(c) Christopher Mark, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC BY · iNaturalist
(c) Christopher Mark, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC BY · iNaturalist
(c) Zara, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC BY · iNaturalist
(c) Eldon E Ball, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC BY · iNaturalist
(c) Zara, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC BY · iNaturalist
(c) Lawrence Hylton, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC BY · iNaturalist
(c) Rosie Steinberg, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC BY · iNaturalist

Names and classification

English: Fleshy Doriopsilla

Names in 1 more languages

Thai: ทากเปลือยสีเหลือง

Other scientific names: Doris carneola

Similar species

Doriopsilla aurea
scribbled nudibranch
Doriopsilla miniata
Doriopsilla peculiaris
Bushy-gilled Sucking Dorid
Dendrodoris arborescens
Smoky Sucking Dorid
Dendrodoris fumata
Dendrodoris gunnamatta
Dendrodoris krusensternii

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).
229 open-data records from 1933 to 2024.
Species data updated November 2, 2026.