Tomoberthella martensi
- Usual depth5–26 m
- Water temperature19–30 °C
- Best monthsMarch, April, and May
- How commonOccasional
About this species
Tomoberthella martensi is a species of sea slug, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Pleurobranchidae.
Text from the Wikipedia article “Tomoberthella martensi”, 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: 19 records
- February: 19 records
- March: 33 records
- April: 40 records
- May: 31 records
- June: 30 records
- July: 19 records
- August: 13 records
- September: 11 records
- October: 16 records
- November: 12 records
- December: 23 records
Depth and water temperature
Depth
Mostly recorded at 5–26 m · Deepest record: 80 m
Water temperature
Recorded in surface water of 19–30 °C
Names and classification
Other scientific names: Berthella kaniae, Berthella martensi, Gymnotoplax martensi, Pleurobranchus (Bouvieria) scutatus, Pleurobranchus scutatus
Similar species
Forskal's sidegill slugPleurobranchus forskalii
- Peron's side-gilled sea slug
Pleurobranchus peronii
Lemon pleurobranchBerthellina citrina
Orange GumdropBerthellina delicata
- Grand Pleurobranch
Pleurobranchus grandis
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.
- 267 open-data records from 1935 to 2026.
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