Girdled Glossodoris

Glossodoris cincta

Nudibranchs
IUCN: Not evaluated

Usual depth3–26 m
Water temperature19–30 °C
Best monthsApril, June, and September
How commonRare

About this species

Glossodoris cincta is a species of sea slug, a dorid nudibranch, a shell-less marine gastropod mollusk in the family Chromodorididae. This name has been extensively used for a group of similarly coloured species, some of which are unnamed.

Text from the Wikipedia article “Glossodoris cincta”, 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: 21 records
February: 23 records
March: 35 records
April: 46 records
May: 37 records
June: 43 records
July: 27 records
August: 34 records
September: 41 records
October: 38 records
November: 36 records
December: 35 records

Depth and water temperature

Depth

Mostly recorded at 3–26 m · Deepest record: 82 m

0–10 m: 15 records
10–20 m: 19 records
20–30 m: 11 records
30–40 m: 1 records
40–50 m: 1 records
50–60 m: 1 records
60–70 m: 0 records
70–80 m: 0 records
80–90 m: 1 records

Water temperature

Recorded in surface water of 19–30 °C

18–20 °C: 1 records
20–22 °C: 0 records
22–24 °C: 0 records
24–26 °C: 14 records
26–28 °C: 32 records
28–30 °C: 265 records

Names and classification

English: Girdled Glossodoris, Powdered Nudibranch

Names in 4 more languages

French: Glossodoris à liseré
Japanese: チャイロウミウシ, モンジャウミウシ
Thai: ทากเปลือยลิ้นแดง
Simplified Chinese: 腰帶多彩海牛, 腰帶多彩海蛞蝓

Other scientific names: Casella cincta, Casella foxi

Similar species

Caramel Nudibranch
Glossodoris rufomarginata
White Mantle Glossodoris
Glossodoris buko
White-patched Rainbow Dorid
Glossodoris pallida
Pastel Rainbow Dorid
Glossodoris hikuerensis
Slender ceratosoma nudibranch
Ceratosoma gracillimum
Elongate Pantechnicon Dorid
Ceratosoma tenue

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).
483 open-data records from 1888 to 2025.
Species data updated October 26, 2026.

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