Halgerda albocristata
Halgerda albocristata | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Mollusca |
Class: | Gastropoda |
Order: | Nudibranchia |
Suborder: | Doridina |
Superfamily: | Doridoidea |
Family: | Discodorididae |
Genus: | Halgerda |
Species: | H. albocristata
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Binomial name | |
Halgerda albocristata & , 1998[1]
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Halgerda albocristata is a species of sea slug, a dorid nudibranch, a shell-less marine gastropod mollusk in the family Discodorididae.[2]
Distribution[]
The holotype of this species was collected at , Batangas, Philippines. Additional material in the original description includes specimens from Okinawa and Sulawesi, Indonesia. Subsequently reported from Heron Island, Great Barrier Reef, Queensland and the Marianas Islands.[3]
References[]
- ^ Gosliner, T.M. & Fahey, S.J. (1998) Description of a new species of Halgerda, with a redescription of Halgerda elegans Bergh, 1905. Proceedings of the California Academy of Sciences, 50(15): 346-359.
- ^ WoRMS (2014). Halgerda albocristata Gosliner & Fahey, 1998. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species on 2015-01-08
- ^ Rudman, W.B., 1998 (July 22) Halgerda albocristata (Allan, 1932). [In] Sea Slug Forum. Australian Museum, Sydney.
Categories:
- Discodorididae
- Gastropods described in 1998