Halgerda aurantiomaculata
Halgerda aurantiomaculata is a species of sea slug, a dorid nudibranch, shell-less marine gastropod mollusks in the family Discodorididae.[2][3]
| Halgerda aurantiomaculata | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Subclass: | Heterobranchia |
| Order: | Nudibranchia |
| Suborder: | Doridina |
| Superfamily: | Doridoidea |
| Family: | Discodorididae |
| Genus: | Halgerda |
| Species: | H. aurantiomaculata |
| Binomial name | |
| Halgerda aurantiomaculata (Allan, 1932)[1] | |
Distribution
Described from North-West Islet, Capricorn Group, Queensland, Australia. Subsequently reported from eastern Papua New Guinea and Fiji.[4]
References
- Allan, J. K. 1932. Australian nudibranchs. Australian Zoologist 7(2):87-105, pls. 4-5.
- MolluscaBase (2018). Halgerda aurantiomaculata (Allan, 1932). Accessed on 2018-12-12
- Dayrat B. 2010. A monographic revision of discodorid sea slugs (Gastropoda, Opisthobranchia, Nudibranchia, Doridina). Proceedings of the California Academy of Sciences, Series 4, vol. 61, suppl. I, 1-403, 382 figs.
- Rudman, W.B., 1998 (July 22) Halgerda aurantiomaculata (Allan, 1932). [In] Sea Slug Forum. Australian Museum, Sydney.
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