Triple-banded Split-tooth Dorid
Hypselodoris decorata
- Usual depth3–18 m
- Water temperature25–29 °C
- Best monthsApril and November
- How commonRare
About this species
Hypselodoris decorata is a species of sea slug or dorid nudibranch, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Chromodorididae.
Text from the Wikipedia article “Hypselodoris decorata”, 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: 2 records
- February: 2 records
- March: 3 records
- April: 7 records
- May: 1 records
- June: 0 records
- July: 3 records
- August: 3 records
- September: 4 records
- October: 4 records
- November: 8 records
- December: 0 records
Depth and water temperature
Depth
Mostly recorded at 3–18 m · Deepest record: 26 m
Water temperature
Recorded in surface water of 25–29 °C
Names and classification
- English
- Triple-banded Split-tooth Dorid
Names in 2 more languages
- Japanese
- シロウネイロウミウシ, センテンイロウミウシ
- Simplified Chinese
- 飾纹多彩海蛞蝓（飾纹高澤多彩海蛞蝓）
Other scientific names: Chromodoris decorata, Glossodoris decorata
Similar species
Cinderella Sea SlugHypselodoris apolegma
Lavender Split-tooth DoridHypselodoris bullockii
Triple-striped Split-tooth DoridHypselodoris emma
Black-spotted Split-tooth DoridHypselodoris infucata
Double-banded Split-tooth DoridHypselodoris maculosa
Tryon's HypselodorisHypselodoris tryoni
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).
- 177 open-data records from 1981 to 2025.
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