Biology:Halgerda albocristata

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Short description: Species of gastropod

Halgerda albocristata
Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Heterobranchia
Order: Nudibranchia
Suborder: Doridina
Superfamily: Doridoidea
Family: Discodorididae
Genus: Halgerda
Species:
H. albocristata
Binomial name
Halgerda albocristata
Gosliner & Fahey, 1998[1]

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 Bonito Island, 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

  1. 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.
  2. WoRMS (2014). Halgerda albocristata Gosliner & Fahey, 1998. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species on 2015-01-08
  3. Rudman, W.B., 1998 (July 22) Halgerda albocristata (Allan, 1932). [In] Sea Slug Forum. Australian Museum, Sydney.

Wikidata ☰ Q13651650 entry