Hypselodoris katherinae
- Usual depth8–23 m
- Water temperature28–29 °C
- Best monthsJanuary, April, and May
- How commonRare
Photo credit: (c) Pierre Pericard, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC BY · iNaturalist
About this species
Hypselodoris katherinae is a species of sea slug or dorid nudibranch, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Chromodorididae.
Text from the Wikipedia article “Hypselodoris katherinae”, 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: 31 records
- February: 21 records
- March: 29 records
- April: 41 records
- May: 34 records
- June: 20 records
- July: 18 records
- August: 31 records
- September: 23 records
- October: 30 records
- November: 24 records
- December: 17 records
Depth and water temperature
Depth
Mostly recorded at 8–23 m · Deepest record: 23 m
Water temperature
Recorded in surface water of 28–29 °C
Photos
(c) Bernard Picton, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC BY · iNaturalist 
(c) Dan Schofield, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC BY · iNaturalist 
(c) Tine Kinn Kvamme, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC BY · iNaturalist 
(c) Dan Schofield, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC BY · iNaturalist 
(c) Georgina Jones, some rights reserved (CC BY-SA) · CC BY-SA · iNaturalist 
(c) 呂一起(Lyu yi-chi), some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC BY · iNaturalist
Names and classification
Names in 2 more languages
- French
- Doris de Katherine
- Simplified Chinese
- 凱瑟琳高澤海蛞蝓
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
Maritime NudibranchHypselodoris maritima
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).
- 41 open-data records from 2005 to 2026.
- Species data updated October 30, 2026.
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