Halgerda indotessellata
Halgerda indotessellata is a species of sea slug, a dorid nudibranch, a shell-less marine gastropod mollusk in the family Discodorididae.[2]
| Halgerda indotessellata | |
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| Nomad, Diani, Kenya. | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Subclass: | Heterobranchia |
| Order: | Nudibranchia |
| Suborder: | Doridina |
| Superfamily: | Doridoidea |
| Family: | Discodorididae |
| Genus: | Halgerda |
| Species: | H. indotessellata |
| Binomial name | |
| Halgerda indotessellata Tibiriçá, Pola & Cervera, 2018[1] | |
Distribution
This species was described from a specimen collected at Paindane, Mozambique, 24.224167°S 35.428333°E at depth of 20–25 m (66–82 ft). It has frequently been identified in the Indian Ocean as the Pacific Ocean species Halgerda tessellata.[1]
References
- Tibiriçá, Y.; Pola, M.; Cervera, J. L. (2018). Systematics of the genus Halgerda Bergh, 1880 (Heterobranchia : Nudibranchia) of Mozambique with descriptions of six new species. Invertebrate Systematics.
- WoRMS Halgerda indotessellata Tibiriçá, Pola & Cervera, 2018. Accessed on 2019-06-15.
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