Striped Phyllidiopsis
Phyllidiopsis xishaensis
- Usual depth5–18 m
- Water temperature19–30 °C
- Best monthsFebruary, March, and July
- How commonOccasional
About this species
Phyllidiopsis xishaensis is a species of sea slug, a dorid nudibranch, a shell-less marine gastropod mollusk in the family Phyllidiidae.
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Where and when
Where it has been recorded
Worldwide
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Best months
Worldwide (open data)
- January: 11 records
- February: 17 records
- March: 21 records
- April: 17 records
- May: 17 records
- June: 13 records
- July: 18 records
- August: 14 records
- September: 15 records
- October: 15 records
- November: 14 records
- December: 13 records
Depth and water temperature
Depth
Mostly recorded at 5–18 m · Deepest record: 23.9 m
Water temperature
Recorded in surface water of 19–30 °C
Names and classification
- English
- Striped Phyllidiopsis
Names in 3 more languages
- French
- Phyllidiopsis de Xishan
- Japanese
- シロウネイボウミウシ
- Simplified Chinese
- 縱紋葉海蛞蝓
Other scientific names: Phyllidia (Phyllidia) xishaensis, Phyllidia xishaensis
Similar species
Anne's PhyllidiopsisPhyllidiopsis annae
Krempf's PhyllidiopsisPhyllidiopsis krempfi
Crested Wart SlugPhyllidiopsis shireenae
- Gorgeous Wart Slug
Phyllidiopsis cardinalis
- Compound Wart Slug
Phyllidiopsis fissurata
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).
- 223 open-data records from 1983 to 2026.
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