White-patched Rainbow Dorid

About this species

Glossodoris pallida is a species of a nudibranch, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Chromodorididae.

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Where and when

Where it has been recorded

Worldwide

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Best months

Worldwide (open data)

January: 7 records
February: 28 records
March: 26 records
April: 52 records
May: 36 records
June: 17 records
July: 23 records
August: 21 records
September: 37 records
October: 61 records
November: 35 records
December: 19 records

Depth and water temperature

Depth

Mostly recorded at 6–30 m · Deepest record: 77.5 m

0–10 m: 7 records
10–20 m: 12 records
20–30 m: 2 records
30–40 m: 2 records
40–50 m: 0 records
50–60 m: 0 records
60–70 m: 0 records
70–80 m: 1 records

Water temperature

Recorded in surface water of 19–30 °C

18–20 °C: 2 records
20–22 °C: 0 records
22–24 °C: 1 records
24–26 °C: 15 records
26–28 °C: 21 records
28–30 °C: 83 records

Photos

(c) Ewout Knoester, some rights reserved (CC BY-SA) · CC BY-SA · iNaturalist
(c) Georgina Jones, some rights reserved (CC BY-SA) · CC BY-SA · iNaturalist
(c) Georgina Jones, some rights reserved (CC BY-SA) · CC BY-SA · iNaturalist
(c) desertnaturalist, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC BY · iNaturalist
(c) Zach Johnson, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC BY · iNaturalist
(c) Bernard Picton, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC BY · iNaturalist

Names and classification

English: White-patched Rainbow Dorid

Names in 3 more languages

French: Glossodoris immaculée
Japanese: シロタエイロウミウシ
Simplified Chinese: 蒼白多彩海蛞蝓

Other scientific names: Chromodoris pallida, Doris (Glossodoris) xantholeuca, Doris pallida, Doris xantholeuca, Glossodoris xantholeuca

Similar species

Caramel Nudibranch
Glossodoris rufomarginata
White Mantle Glossodoris
Glossodoris buko
Girdled Glossodoris
Glossodoris cincta
Pastel Rainbow Dorid
Glossodoris hikuerensis
Slender ceratosoma nudibranch
Ceratosoma gracillimum
Elongate Pantechnicon Dorid
Ceratosoma tenue

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).
174 open-data records from 1830 to 2024.
Species data updated October 26, 2026.