Halgerda albocristata
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Order: | Nudibranchia |
| Family: | Discodorididae |
| Genus: | Halgerda |
| Species: | H. albocristata
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| Halgerda albocristata | |
Halgerda albocristata is a species of sea slug, a dorid nudibranch, a shell-less marine gastropod mollusk in the family Discodorididae.[2]
Distribution
[edit]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
[edit]- ^ 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.