Hermissenda emurai
- Usual depth3–13 m
- Water temperature12–20 °C
- Best monthsFebruary, March, and April
- How commonRare
Photo credit: (c) Jonghyun Park, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC BY · iNaturalist
About this species
Hermissenda emurai is a species of brightly coloured sea slug or nudibranch, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Myrrhinidae.
Text from the Wikipedia article “Hermissenda emurai”, 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: 3 records
- February: 10 records
- March: 10 records
- April: 12 records
- May: 10 records
- June: 10 records
- July: 2 records
- August: 2 records
- September: 0 records
- October: 0 records
- November: 0 records
- December: 1 records
Depth and water temperature
Depth
Mostly recorded at 3–13 m · Deepest record: 20 m
Water temperature
Recorded in surface water of 12–20 °C
Names and classification
Names in 2 more languages
- Japanese
- エムラミノウミウシ
- Korean
- 하늘소갯민숭이
Other scientific names: Cuthona (Hervia) emurai, Cuthona emurai
Similar species
Yellow-tipped PhyllodesmiumPhyllodesmium briareum
Freckled Soft Coral EaterPhyllodesmium macphersonae
Branched Soft Coral EaterPhyllodesmium poindimiei
Four-colour nudibranchGodiva quadricolor
Coleman's PhyllodesmiumPhyllodesmium colemani
Beaded Soft Coral EaterPhyllodesmium crypticum
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).
- 53 open-data records from 2007 to 2026.
- Species data updated November 3, 2026.
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