Olive Dorid
Tambja olivaria
- Usual depth6–26 m
- Water temperature23–29 °C
- Best monthsAugust
- How commonRare
About this species
Tambja olivaria is a species of sea slug, a dorid nudibranch, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Polyceridae.
Text from the Wikipedia article “Tambja olivaria”, 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: 3 records
- March: 3 records
- April: 1 records
- May: 0 records
- June: 1 records
- July: 2 records
- August: 6 records
- September: 2 records
- October: 1 records
- November: 3 records
- December: 2 records
Depth and water temperature
Depth
Mostly recorded at 6–26 m · Deepest record: 26 m
Water temperature
Recorded in surface water of 23–29 °C
Names and classification
- English
- Olive Dorid
Names in 1 more languages
- Simplified Chinese
- 橄欖多角海牛, 橄欖多角海蛞蝓
Similar species
Blue-spotted Wrinkle DoridTambja morosa
- Gabriela's Tambja
Tambja gabrielae
Chamberlain's NembrothaNembrotha chamberlaini
Crested NembrothaNembrotha cristata
Trance Wrinkle DoridNembrotha kubaryana
Ivory Wrinkle DoridNembrotha lineolata
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).
- 26 open-data records from 2006 to 2026.
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