DiscoverSpeciesOther invertebrates
Galeolaria gemineoa
- Usual depth0 m
- Water temperature20–24 °C
- Best monthsMay
- How commonRare
Photo credit: no rights reserved · CC0 1.0 · iNaturalist
Where and when
Where it has been recorded
Worldwide
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Best months
Worldwide (open data)
- January: 8 records
- February: 11 records
- March: 9 records
- April: 12 records
- May: 21 records
- June: 10 records
- July: 6 records
- August: 8 records
- September: 8 records
- October: 9 records
- November: 3 records
- December: 8 records
Depth and water temperature
Depth
Mostly recorded at 0 m · Deepest record: 0 m
Water temperature
Recorded in surface water of 20–24 °C
Photos
(c) Thomas Mesaglio, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC BY · iNaturalist 
(c) Thomas Mesaglio, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC BY · iNaturalist 
(c) James K. Douch, some rights reserved (CC BY-SA) · CC BY-SA · iNaturalist 
(c) Tim, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC BY · iNaturalist 
(c) Alesha Teitzel, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC BY · iNaturalist 
(c) Andrew Allen, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC BY · iNaturalist 
(c) Alesha Teitzel, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC BY · iNaturalist
Names and classification
Similar species
Intertidal Tube WormGaleolaria caespitosa
Scarlet TubewormGaleolaria hystrix
Australian tubewormFicopomatus enigmaticus
Coral wormFilograna implexa
Star tubewormPomatostegus stellatus
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.
- Conservation status as published by GBIF (IUCN Red List).
- 54 open-data records from 1946 to 2007.
- Species data updated November 2, 2026.
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