Turret Velvet Dorid
Jorunna rubescens
- Usual depth2–16 m
- Water temperature24–29 °C
- Best monthsApril, August, and October
- How commonOccasional
About this species
Jorunna rubescens is a species of sea slug, a dorid nudibranch, a shell-less marine gastropod mollusc in the family Discodorididae.
Text from the Wikipedia article “Jorunna rubescens”, 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: 10 records
- February: 14 records
- March: 6 records
- April: 19 records
- May: 11 records
- June: 16 records
- July: 10 records
- August: 21 records
- September: 15 records
- October: 31 records
- November: 19 records
- December: 14 records
Depth and water temperature
Depth
Mostly recorded at 2–16 m · Deepest record: 30 m
Water temperature
Recorded in surface water of 24–29 °C
Names and classification
- English
- Turret Velvet Dorid, Red-lined Jorunna
Names in 3 more languages
- French
- Kentrodoris veineux
- Japanese
- ブッシュドノエルウミウシ
- Simplified Chinese
- 紅斑刺海蛞蝓, 紅紋盤海蛞蝓（紅紋壺形海蛞蝓）
Other scientific names: Kentrodoris rubescens
Similar species
Ringed Velvet DoridJorunna funebris
- Peppercorn Velvet Dorid
Jorunna parva
Bohol DiscodorisDiscodoris boholiensis
Batangas HalgerdaHalgerda batangas
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).
- 210 open-data records from 1970 to 2026.
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