Tyrannodoris luteolineata
- Usual depth8–24 m
- Water temperature18–29 °C
- Best monthsMarch, April, and May
- How commonRare
About this species
Tyrannodoris luteolineata is a species of sea slug, a polycerid nudibranch, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Polyceridae.
Text from the Wikipedia article “Tyrannodoris luteolineata”, 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: 10 records
- March: 15 records
- April: 15 records
- May: 23 records
- June: 15 records
- July: 10 records
- August: 13 records
- September: 6 records
- October: 12 records
- November: 11 records
- December: 8 records
Depth and water temperature
Depth
Mostly recorded at 8–24 m · Deepest record: 335 m
Water temperature
Recorded in surface water of 18–29 °C
Names and classification
Names in 3 more languages
- French
- Tyrannodoris à lignes jaunes
- Japanese
- イシガキリュウグウウミウシ
- Simplified Chinese
- 虎紋多角海蛞蝓, 黃紋多角海牛
Other scientific names: Nembrotha luteolineata, Roboastra luteolineata
Similar species
Chamberlain's NembrothaNembrotha chamberlaini
Crested NembrothaNembrotha cristata
Trance Wrinkle DoridNembrotha kubaryana
Ivory Wrinkle DoridNembrotha lineolata
Shadowy Wrinkle DoridNembrotha milleri
Graceful Wrinkle DoridRoboastra gracilis
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).
- 165 open-data records from 1974 to 2026.
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