Doris nucleola
- Usual depth12.2 m
- Water temperature25–28 °C
- Best monthsMay and August
- How commonRare
Photo credit: (c) nmoorhatch, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC BY · iNaturalist
About this species
Doris nucleola is a species of sea slug, a dorid nudibranch, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Dorididae.
Text from the Wikipedia article “Doris nucleola”, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Read the article
Where and when
Where it has been recorded
Worldwide
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Best months
Worldwide (open data)
- January: 0 records
- February: 0 records
- March: 2 records
- April: 2 records
- May: 4 records
- June: 2 records
- July: 2 records
- August: 3 records
- September: 2 records
- October: 0 records
- November: 0 records
- December: 1 records
Depth and water temperature
Depth
Mostly recorded at 12.2 m · Deepest record: 12.2 m
Water temperature
Recorded in surface water of 25–28 °C
Names and classification
Other scientific names: Doriorbis nucleola
Similar species
Lemon Lolly DorisDoris chrysoderma
Cameron DorisDoris cameroni
Wellington DorisDoris wellingtonensis
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).
- 6 open-data records from 1991 to 2014.
- Species data updated November 2, 2026.
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