Glossodoris acosti
- Usual depth3–15 m
- Water temperature28–29 °C
- Best monthsJanuary, April, and November
- How commonRare
Photo credit: (c) Bernard Picton, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC BY · iNaturalist
About this species
Glossodoris acosti is a species of sea slug, a dorid nudibranch, a shell-less marine gastropod mollusk in the family Chromodorididae.
Text from the Wikipedia article “Glossodoris acosti”, 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: 30 records
- February: 15 records
- March: 27 records
- April: 32 records
- May: 22 records
- June: 25 records
- July: 14 records
- August: 21 records
- September: 19 records
- October: 27 records
- November: 31 records
- December: 20 records
Depth and water temperature
Depth
Mostly recorded at 3–15 m · Deepest record: 15 m
Water temperature
Recorded in surface water of 28–29 °C
Photos
(c) liam1294, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC BY · iNaturalist 
(c) Pauline Walsh Jacobson, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC BY · iNaturalist 
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(c) Dan Schofield, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC BY · iNaturalist 
(c) Georgina Jones, some rights reserved (CC BY-SA) · CC BY-SA · iNaturalist 
(c) Dan Schofield, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC BY · iNaturalist
Names and classification
Similar species
Caramel NudibranchGlossodoris rufomarginata
White Mantle GlossodorisGlossodoris buko
Pastel Rainbow DoridGlossodoris hikuerensis
White-patched Rainbow DoridGlossodoris pallida
- Girdled Glossodoris
Glossodoris cincta
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.
- 8 open-data records from 2001 to 2026.
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