Glandular Dorid

About this species

Doriopsis granulosa is a species of sea slug, a dorid nudibranch, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Dorididae.

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Where and when

Where it has been recorded

Worldwide

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Best months

Worldwide (open data)

January: 17 records
February: 19 records
March: 10 records
April: 17 records
May: 12 records
June: 13 records
July: 18 records
August: 20 records
September: 23 records
October: 32 records
November: 24 records
December: 17 records

Depth and water temperature

Depth

Mostly recorded at 0–14 m · Deepest record: 99 m

0–10 m: 23 records
10–20 m: 3 records
20–30 m: 1 records
30–40 m: 0 records
40–50 m: 0 records
50–60 m: 0 records
60–70 m: 0 records
70–80 m: 0 records
80–90 m: 0 records
90–100 m: 1 records

Water temperature

Recorded in surface water of -0–29 °C

-2–0 °C: 1 records
0–2 °C: 0 records
2–4 °C: 0 records
4–6 °C: 0 records
6–8 °C: 0 records
8–10 °C: 0 records
10–12 °C: 0 records
12–14 °C: 2 records
14–16 °C: 0 records
16–18 °C: 5 records
18–20 °C: 9 records
20–22 °C: 5 records
22–24 °C: 6 records
24–26 °C: 11 records
26–28 °C: 6 records
28–30 °C: 11 records

Photos

(c) wild_wind, some rights reserved (CC BY), uploaded by wild_wind · CC BY · iNaturalist
(c) Emily Roberts, some rights reserved (CC BY), uploaded by Emily Roberts · CC BY · iNaturalist
(c) wild_wind, some rights reserved (CC BY), uploaded by wild_wind · CC BY · iNaturalist
(c) Javier, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC BY · iNaturalist
(c) Uwe Schneehagen, some rights reserved (CC BY-SA) · CC BY-SA · iNaturalist
(c) wild_wind, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC BY · iNaturalist
(c) Kelvin Perrie, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC BY · iNaturalist

Names and classification

English: Glandular Dorid

Names in 2 more languages

Japanese: キイロクシエラウミウシ
Simplified Chinese: 細粒海牛

Other scientific names: Ctenodoris aurantiaca, Ctenodoris flabellifera, Doriopsis flabellifera, Doriopsis scabra, Doris aurantiaca, Doris flabellifera, Doris granulosa, Guyonia flava

Similar species

Doriopsis pecten

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 1924 to 2026.
Species data updated October 26, 2026.