Tropical Four-coloured Aeolid
Godiva rachelae
- Usual depth8–22 m
- Water temperature20–29 °C
- Best monthsFebruary, May, and November
- How commonRare
About this species
Godiva rachelae is a species of sea slug, a nudibranch, a shell-less marine gastropod mollusc in the family Myrrhinidae.
Text from the Wikipedia article “Godiva rachelae”, 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: 2 records
- February: 6 records
- March: 3 records
- April: 0 records
- May: 4 records
- June: 0 records
- July: 3 records
- August: 2 records
- September: 3 records
- October: 2 records
- November: 5 records
- December: 2 records
Depth and water temperature
Depth
Mostly recorded at 8–22 m · Deepest record: 22 m
Water temperature
Recorded in surface water of 20–29 °C
Names and classification
- English
- Tropical Four-coloured Aeolid
Similar species
Four-colour nudibranchGodiva quadricolor
Yellow-tipped PhyllodesmiumPhyllodesmium briareum
Freckled Soft Coral EaterPhyllodesmium macphersonae
Branched Soft Coral EaterPhyllodesmium poindimiei
Coleman's PhyllodesmiumPhyllodesmium colemani
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.
- 26 open-data records from 1975 to 2026.
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