Indian nudibranch
Anteaeolidiella cacaotica
- Usual depth1–15 m
- Water temperature16–29 °C
- Best monthsSeptember, November, and December
- How commonRare
Photo credit: (c) Bernard Picton, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC BY · iNaturalist
About this species
Anteaeolidiella cacaotica is a species of sea slug, an aeolid nudibranch. It is a shell-less marine gastropod mollusc in the family Aeolidiidae.
Text from the Wikipedia article “Anteaeolidiella cacaotica”, 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: 3 records
- February: 5 records
- March: 8 records
- April: 9 records
- May: 7 records
- June: 2 records
- July: 5 records
- August: 7 records
- September: 15 records
- October: 10 records
- November: 13 records
- December: 13 records
Depth and water temperature
Depth
Mostly recorded at 1–15 m · Deepest record: 18 m
Water temperature
Recorded in surface water of 16–29 °C
Names and classification
- English
- Indian nudibranch
Other scientific names: Aeolidia foulisi, Aeolidiella bassethulli, Aeolidiella hulli, Aeolis foulisi, Anteaeolidiella foulisi, Eolis cacaotica
Similar species
White Anemone EaterBulbaeolidia alba
Multicoloured Anemone EaterBaeolidia moebii
- Brown-headed Anemone Eater
Baeolidia major
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).
- 98 open-data records from 1998 to 2022.
- Species data updated October 26, 2026.
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