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Halgerda indotessellata

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Halgerda indotessellata
Nomad, Diani, Kenya.
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Order: Nudibranchia
Family: Discodorididae
Genus: Halgerda
Species:
H. indotessellata
Binomial name
Halgerda indotessellata
Tibiriçá, Pola & Cervera, 2018[1]

Halgerda indotessellata is a species of sea slug, a dorid nudibranch, a shell-less marine gastropod mollusk in the family Discodorididae.[2]

Distribution

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This species was described from a specimen collected at Paindane, Mozambique, 24°13′27″S 35°25′42″E / 24.224167°S 35.428333°E / -24.224167; 35.428333 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

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  1. ^ a b 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.
  2. ^ WoRMS Halgerda indotessellata Tibiriçá, Pola & Cervera, 2018. Accessed on 2019-06-15.