Forked Lacedragon
Marianina rosea
- Usual depth5–22 m
- Water temperature17–29 °C
- Best monthsMay, September, and December
- How commonRare
About this species
Marianina rosea is a species of sea slug, a dendronotid nudibranch, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Tritoniidae.
Text from the Wikipedia article “Marianina rosea”, 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: 7 records
- February: 2 records
- March: 6 records
- April: 10 records
- May: 12 records
- June: 7 records
- July: 11 records
- August: 7 records
- September: 12 records
- October: 6 records
- November: 7 records
- December: 12 records
Depth and water temperature
Depth
Mostly recorded at 5–22 m · Deepest record: 30.5 m
Water temperature
Recorded in surface water of 17–29 °C
Names and classification
- English
- Forked Lacedragon
Names in 2 more languages
- French
- Marianina rose
- Japanese
- ナンヨウウミウシ
Other scientific names: Mariana rosea
Similar species
Bushy LacedragonMarioniopsis arborescens
- Red Lacedragon
Marionia rubra
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).
- 115 open-data records from 1972 to 2026.
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