Phyllidiella nigra
- Usual depth1–15 m
- Water temperature19–30 °C
- Best monthsMarch, April, and November
- How commonOccasional
About this species
Phyllidiella nigra is a species of sea slug, a dorid nudibranch, a shell-less marine gastropod mollusk in the family Phyllidiidae.
Text from the Wikipedia article “Phyllidiella nigra”, 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: 8 records
- February: 13 records
- March: 16 records
- April: 18 records
- May: 8 records
- June: 10 records
- July: 5 records
- August: 10 records
- September: 9 records
- October: 9 records
- November: 23 records
- December: 11 records
Depth and water temperature
Depth
Mostly recorded at 1–15 m · Deepest record: 25.5 m
Water temperature
Recorded in surface water of 19–30 °C
Names and classification
Names in 3 more languages
- Japanese
- クロイボウミウシ
- Thai
- ทากเปลือยปุ่มดำ
- Simplified Chinese
- 黑葉海牛, 黑葉海蛞蝓
Other scientific names: Phyllidia bataviae, Phyllidia nigra, Phyllidia serenei, Phyllidia sereni
Similar species
Pustular phyllidiaPhyllidiella pustulosa
- Liz's Phyllidiella
Phyllidiella lizae
- Peaked Wart Slug
Phyllidiella rudmani
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).
- 204 open-data records from 1963 to 2023.
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