Black-striped Split-tooth Dorid
Hypselodoris nigrostriata
- Usual depth7 m
- Water temperature23–29 °C
- Best monthsApril, August, and September
- How commonRare
Photo credit: (c) Ewout Knoester, some rights reserved (CC BY-SA), uploaded by Ewout Knoester · CC BY-SA · iNaturalist
About this species
Hypselodoris nigrostriata is a species of sea slug or dorid nudibranch, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Chromodorididae.
Text from the Wikipedia article “Hypselodoris nigrostriata”, 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: 20 records
- February: 17 records
- March: 22 records
- April: 25 records
- May: 21 records
- June: 9 records
- July: 20 records
- August: 25 records
- September: 29 records
- October: 24 records
- November: 21 records
- December: 12 records
Depth and water temperature
Depth
Mostly recorded at 7 m · Deepest record: 7 m
Water temperature
Recorded in surface water of 23–29 °C
Photos
(c) Georgina Jones, some rights reserved (CC BY-SA) · CC BY-SA · iNaturalist 
(c) Ewout Knoester, some rights reserved (CC BY-SA) · CC BY-SA · iNaturalist 
(c) Ewout Knoester, some rights reserved (CC BY-SA) · CC BY-SA · iNaturalist 
(c) Georgina Jones, some rights reserved (CC BY-SA) · CC BY-SA · iNaturalist 
(c) Bernard Picton, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC BY · iNaturalist 
(c) Jakkarin Burananit, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC BY · iNaturalist 
(c) Jakkarin Burananit, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC BY · iNaturalist
Names and classification
- English
- Black-striped Split-tooth Dorid
Other scientific names: Chromodoris nigrostriata
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).
- 130 open-data records from 1904 to 2025.
- Species data updated October 30, 2026.
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