Phestilla lugubris
- Usual depth2–17 m
- Water temperature21–30 °C
- Best monthsJanuary, April, and May
- How commonRare
About this species
Phestilla lugubris is a species of sea slug, an aeolid nudibranch, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Trinchesiidae.
Text from the Wikipedia article “Phestilla lugubris”, 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: 5 records
- March: 9 records
- April: 10 records
- May: 11 records
- June: 9 records
- July: 5 records
- August: 3 records
- September: 8 records
- October: 10 records
- November: 4 records
- December: 3 records
Depth and water temperature
Depth
Mostly recorded at 2–17 m · Deepest record: 29 m
Water temperature
Recorded in surface water of 21–30 °C
Names and classification
Names in 2 more languages
- French
- Phestille lugubre
- Japanese
- ジボガミノウミウシ
Other scientific names: Cratena lugubris, Tenellia lugubris
Similar species
drab aeolidPhestilla sibogae
Blackgill TenelliaPhestilla melanobrachia
- Orange-blaze Roundhead
Tenellia ornata
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).
- 111 open-data records from 1924 to 2026.
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