Toadstool Gobble Dorid
Gymnodoris aurita
- Usual depth1–10 m
- Water temperature23–29 °C
- Best monthsFebruary, March, and June
- How commonRare
Where and when
Where it has been recorded
Worldwide
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Best months
Worldwide (open data)
- January: 2 records
- February: 6 records
- March: 5 records
- April: 3 records
- May: 1 records
- June: 4 records
- July: 0 records
- August: 0 records
- September: 1 records
- October: 2 records
- November: 4 records
- December: 2 records
Depth and water temperature
Depth
Mostly recorded at 1–10 m · Deepest record: 10 m
Water temperature
Recorded in surface water of 23–29 °C
Names and classification
- English
- Toadstool Gobble Dorid, Strawberry Nudibranch
Names in 2 more languages
- French
- Doris-fraise
- Japanese
- オオアカキヌハダウミウシ
Other scientific names: Doris aurita
Similar species
- White Gobble Dorid
Gymnodoris alba
- Polka-dot Gobble Dorid
Gymnodoris ceylonica
- Hannibal Gobble Dorid
Gymnodoris citrina
- Orange-bobble Gobble Dorid
Gymnodoris impudica
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.
- Conservation status as published by GBIF (IUCN Red List).
- 38 open-data records from 1983 to 2018.
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