Jorunna pantherina

About this species

Jorunna pantherina is a species of sea slug, a dorid nudibranch, a shell-less marine gastropod mollusc in the family Discodorididae.

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Where and when

Where it has been recorded

Worldwide

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Best months

Worldwide (open data)

January: 44 records
February: 25 records
March: 22 records
April: 12 records
May: 5 records
June: 4 records
July: 3 records
August: 7 records
September: 2 records
October: 12 records
November: 12 records
December: 5 records

Depth and water temperature

Depth

Mostly recorded at 0 m · Deepest record: 0 m

0–10 m: 1 records

Water temperature

Recorded in surface water of 16–29 °C

14–16 °C: 1 records
16–18 °C: 1 records
18–20 °C: 1 records
20–22 °C: 6 records
22–24 °C: 4 records
24–26 °C: 0 records
26–28 °C: 0 records
28–30 °C: 3 records

Photos

(c) libby hepburn, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC BY · iNaturalist
(c) Lawrence Hylton, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC BY · iNaturalist
(c) Stephen Thorpe, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC BY · iNaturalist
(c) joseal, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC BY · iNaturalist
(c) Niki Hubbard, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC BY · iNaturalist
(c) bughntr, some rights reserved (CC BY-SA) · CC BY-SA · iNaturalist
(c) Niki Hubbard, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC BY · iNaturalist

Names and classification

Other scientific names: Doris pantherina, Gargamella novozealandica

Similar species

Ringed Velvet Dorid
Jorunna funebris
Turret Velvet Dorid
Jorunna rubescens
Grey sea slug
Jorunna tomentosa
Jorunna alisonae
Jorunna hartleyi
Peppercorn Velvet Dorid
Jorunna parva

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).
62 open-data records from 1982 to 2014.
Species data updated November 3, 2026.