Bennett's Hypselodoris
Hypselodoris bennetti
- Usual depth5–15 m
- Water temperature16–23 °C
- Best monthsNovember and December
- How commonOccasional
Photo credit: (c) libby hepburn, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC BY · iNaturalist
About this species
Hypselodoris bennetti is a species of colourful sea slug or dorid nudibranch, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Chromodorididae.
Text from the Wikipedia article “Hypselodoris bennetti”, 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: 240 records
- February: 100 records
- March: 86 records
- April: 103 records
- May: 49 records
- June: 69 records
- July: 52 records
- August: 97 records
- September: 215 records
- October: 186 records
- November: 403 records
- December: 351 records
Depth and water temperature
Depth
Mostly recorded at 5–15 m · Deepest record: 15 m
Water temperature
Recorded in surface water of 16–23 °C
Photos
(c) Bryce Watts-Parker, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC BY · iNaturalist 
(c) Third Silence, some rights reserved (CC BY-SA) · CC BY-SA · iNaturalist 
(c) Eldon E Ball, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC BY · iNaturalist 
(c) libby hepburn, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC BY · iNaturalist 
(c) Eldon E Ball, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC BY · iNaturalist 
(c) Kai Squires, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC BY · iNaturalist 
(c) Bryce Watts-Parker, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC BY · iNaturalist
Names and classification
- English
- Bennett's Hypselodoris
Other scientific names: Chromodoris bennetti, Glossodoris bennetti, Goniodoris bennetti
Similar species
Cinderella Sea SlugHypselodoris apolegma
Lavender Split-tooth DoridHypselodoris bullockii
Triple-striped Split-tooth DoridHypselodoris emma
Imperial NudibranchHypselodoris imperialis
Black-spotted Split-tooth DoridHypselodoris infucata
Double-banded Split-tooth DoridHypselodoris maculosa
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).
- 219 open-data records from 1952 to 2022.
- Species data updated November 3, 2026.
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