Limacia ornata
- Usual depth2–15 m
- Water temperature15–26 °C
- Best monthsJanuary, March, and December
- How commonRare
About this species
Limacia ornata, is a sea slug, a species of dorid nudibranch. It is a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Polyceridae.
Text from the Wikipedia article “Limacia ornata”, 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: 12 records
- February: 8 records
- March: 12 records
- April: 9 records
- May: 10 records
- June: 7 records
- July: 8 records
- August: 5 records
- September: 7 records
- October: 3 records
- November: 11 records
- December: 13 records
Depth and water temperature
Depth
Mostly recorded at 2–15 m · Deepest record: 18 m
Water temperature
Recorded in surface water of 15–26 °C
Names and classification
Names in 1 more languages
- Japanese
- カンザシウミウシ
Other scientific names: Euphurus ornatus
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Shadowy Wrinkle DoridNembrotha milleri
Fire-gilled Wrinkle DoridNembrotha purpureolineata
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).
- 58 open-data records from 1982 to 2026.
- Species data updated November 4, 2026.
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