Phyllodesmium parangatum
- Usual depth2–16 m
- Water temperature28–29 °C
- Best monthsApril and May
- How commonRare
Photo credit: (c) Georgina Jones, some rights reserved (CC BY-SA) · CC BY-SA · iNaturalist
About this species
Phyllodesmium parangatum is a species of sea slug, an aeolid nudibranch, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Facelinidae.
Text from the Wikipedia article “Phyllodesmium parangatum”, 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: 1 records
- February: 5 records
- March: 2 records
- April: 18 records
- May: 19 records
- June: 1 records
- July: 0 records
- August: 1 records
- September: 2 records
- October: 3 records
- November: 3 records
- December: 1 records
Depth and water temperature
Depth
Mostly recorded at 2–16 m · Deepest record: 25.3 m
Water temperature
Recorded in surface water of 28–29 °C
Photos
(c) Georgina Jones, some rights reserved (CC BY-SA) · CC BY-SA · iNaturalist
Names and classification
Similar species
Yellow-tipped PhyllodesmiumPhyllodesmium briareum
- Freckled Soft Coral Eater
Phyllodesmium macphersonae
- Branched Soft Coral Eater
Phyllodesmium poindimiei
Beaded Soft Coral EaterPhyllodesmium crypticum
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).
- 35 open-data records from 1992 to 2022.
- Species data updated October 26, 2026.
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