Starry Doriprismatica
Doriprismatica stellata
- Usual depth11–35 m
- Water temperature28–30 °C
- Best monthsFebruary, March, and November
- How commonRare
Photo credit: (c) Kai Squires, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC BY · iNaturalist
About this species
Doriprismatica stellata is a species of sea slug, a dorid nudibranch, a shell-less marine gastropod mollusk in the family Chromodorididae.
Text from the Wikipedia article “Doriprismatica stellata”, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Read the article
Where and when
Where it has been recorded
Worldwide
Loading the map
Best months
Worldwide (open data)
- January: 4 records
- February: 18 records
- March: 17 records
- April: 5 records
- May: 12 records
- June: 6 records
- July: 7 records
- August: 11 records
- September: 7 records
- October: 11 records
- November: 13 records
- December: 10 records
Depth and water temperature
Depth
Mostly recorded at 11–35 m · Deepest record: 34.5 m
Water temperature
Recorded in surface water of 28–30 °C
Photos
(c) Ben Costamagna, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC BY · iNaturalist 
(c) Bernard DUPONT, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC BY · iNaturalist 
(c) Tom Heijnen, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC BY · iNaturalist 
no rights reserved · CC0 1.0 · iNaturalist 
(c) Bernard DUPONT, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC BY · iNaturalist
Names and classification
- English
- Starry Doriprismatica
Other scientific names: Glossodoris stellata
Similar species
Black-margined NudibranchDoriprismatica atromarginata
- Meringue Rainbow Dorid
Doriprismatica paladentata
Slender ceratosoma nudibranchCeratosoma gracillimum
Elongate Pantechnicon DoridCeratosoma tenue
T-bar Pantechnicon DoridCeratosoma trilobatum
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).
- 84 open-data records from 1990 to 2018.
- Species data updated October 26, 2026.
Log what you see on your next dive
The free DiveHive diver app keeps your logbook with every sighting and shows what lives at the site you dive next.