Oriental Polybranchia
Polybranchia orientalis
- Usual depth2–18 m
- Water temperature20–29 °C
- Best monthsApril and June
- How commonRare
About this species
Polybranchia orientalis commonly known as the bushy slug is a species of sacoglossan sea slug, a shell-less marine opisthobranch gastropod mollusk in the family Caliphyllidae. It was previously known as Phyllobranchillus orientalis..
Text from the Wikipedia article “Polybranchia orientalis”, 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: 4 records
- March: 7 records
- April: 8 records
- May: 4 records
- June: 12 records
- July: 4 records
- August: 7 records
- September: 6 records
- October: 4 records
- November: 3 records
- December: 3 records
Depth and water temperature
Depth
Mostly recorded at 2–18 m · Deepest record: 28 m
Water temperature
Recorded in surface water of 20–29 °C
Names and classification
- English
- Oriental Polybranchia
Names in 2 more languages
- Japanese
- カンランウミウシ
- Simplified Chinese
- 東方美葉海蛞蝓
Other scientific names: Branchophyllum orientale, Phyllobranchillus orientalis, Phyllobranchus orientalis, Proctonotus orientalis
Similar species
Multi-spotted Split-nose Sap-suckerCyerce bourbonica
Tiger Butterfly Sea SlugCyerce nigra
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).
- 89 open-data records from 1858 to 2026.
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