Variable Granulated Dorid
Sclerodoris tuberculata
- Usual depth8–18 m
- Water temperature20–29 °C
- Best monthsMarch, April, and October
- How commonRare
About this species
Sclerodoris tuberculata is a species of sea slug, a dorid nudibranch, shell-less marine opisthobranch gastropod mollusc in the family Discodorididae.
Text from the Wikipedia article “Sclerodoris tuberculata”, 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: 5 records
- February: 3 records
- March: 9 records
- April: 12 records
- May: 7 records
- June: 0 records
- July: 4 records
- August: 8 records
- September: 4 records
- October: 9 records
- November: 9 records
- December: 4 records
Depth and water temperature
Depth
Mostly recorded at 8–18 m · Deepest record: 24 m
Water temperature
Recorded in surface water of 20–29 °C
Names and classification
- English
- Variable Granulated Dorid
Names in 2 more languages
- French
- Doris à oscules
- Japanese
- カザンウミウシ
Other scientific names: Doris castanea, Sclerodoris minor, Sclerodoris rubra
Similar species
- Mottled Granulated Dorid
Sclerodoris coriacea
Bohol DiscodorisDiscodoris boholiensis
Batangas HalgerdaHalgerda batangas
Willey’s NudibranchHalgerda willeyi
Ringed Velvet DoridJorunna funebris
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).
- 83 open-data records from 1984 to 2026.
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