Peaked Wart Slug
Phyllidiella rudmani
- Usual depth12–20 m
- Water temperature24–30 °C
- Best monthsApril, June, and November
- How commonRare
About this species
Phyllidiella rudmani 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 rudmani”, 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: 6 records
- February: 7 records
- March: 7 records
- April: 12 records
- May: 8 records
- June: 19 records
- July: 9 records
- August: 6 records
- September: 7 records
- October: 9 records
- November: 13 records
- December: 11 records
Depth and water temperature
Depth
Mostly recorded at 12–20 m · Deepest record: 24 m
Water temperature
Recorded in surface water of 24–30 °C
Names and classification
- English
- Peaked Wart Slug, Rudman's Phyllidiella
Similar species
Pustular phyllidiaPhyllidiella pustulosa
- Liz's Phyllidiella
Phyllidiella lizae
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).
- 124 open-data records from 1974 to 2025.
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