Gold Lace Nudibranch
Halgerda terramtuentis
- Usual depth5–23 m
- Water temperature25–26 °C
- Best monthsMay, June, and September
- How commonOccasional
Photo credit: (c) cello caruso-turiello, some rights reserved (CC BY), uploaded by cello caruso-turiello · CC BY · iNaturalist
About this species
The gold lace nudibranch is a species of sea slug, a dorid nudibranch, shell-less marine gastropod mollusks in the family Discodorididae.
Text from the Wikipedia article “Gold lace nudibranch”, 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: 33 records
- February: 54 records
- March: 47 records
- April: 59 records
- May: 78 records
- June: 81 records
- July: 59 records
- August: 72 records
- September: 88 records
- October: 65 records
- November: 47 records
- December: 49 records
Depth and water temperature
Depth
Mostly recorded at 5–23 m · Deepest record: 22.9 m
Water temperature
Recorded in surface water of 25–26 °C
Photos
(c) cello caruso-turiello, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC BY · iNaturalist 
(c) desertnaturalist, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC BY · iNaturalist 
(c) Robin White, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC BY · iNaturalist 
(c) Robin White, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC BY · iNaturalist 
(c) norcalmc, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC BY · iNaturalist 
(c) Thomas Irvine, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC BY · iNaturalist 
(c) norcalmc, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC BY · iNaturalist
Names and classification
- English
- Gold Lace Nudibranch
Similar species
Batangas HalgerdaHalgerda batangas
Willey’s NudibranchHalgerda willeyi
Gold-spotted NudibranchHalgerda aurantiomaculata
Golden Waffle DoridHalgerda dalanghita
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).
- 66 open-data records from 1973 to 2019.
- Species data updated November 3, 2026.
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