Facelina newcombi
- Usual depth7–12 m
- Water temperature14–16 °C
- Best monthsJanuary, April, and September
- How commonRare
Photo credit: (c) Thomas Mesaglio, some rights reserved (CC BY), uploaded by Thomas Mesaglio · CC BY · iNaturalist
About this species
Facelina newcombi is a species of sea slug, an aeolid nudibranch, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Facelinidae.
Text from the Wikipedia article “Facelina newcombi”, 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: 15 records
- February: 5 records
- March: 8 records
- April: 20 records
- May: 7 records
- June: 1 records
- July: 4 records
- August: 1 records
- September: 12 records
- October: 6 records
- November: 6 records
- December: 6 records
Depth and water temperature
Depth
Mostly recorded at 7–12 m · Deepest record: 11.5 m
Water temperature
Recorded in surface water of 14–16 °C
Photos
(c) Thomas Mesaglio, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC BY · iNaturalist 
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(c) Christopher Mark, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC BY · iNaturalist 
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(c) Christopher Mark, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC BY · iNaturalist 
(c) Peter Crowcroft, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC BY · iNaturalist
Names and classification
Other scientific names: Flabellina newcombi
Similar species
- Scribbled Tentacle Aeolid
Facelina bourailli
Ornate facelinidAustraeolis ornata
Sunrise Tentacle AeolidCaloria indica
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).
- 47 open-data records from 1955 to 2017.
- Species data updated November 2, 2026.
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