| Halgerda diaphana | |
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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. diaphana |
| Binomial name | |
| Halgerda diaphana Fahey & Gosliner, 1999 | |
Halgerda diaphana is a species of sea slug, a dorid nudibranch, shell-less marine gastropod mollusks in the family Discodorididae.
Distribution
This species was originally described from numerous specimens collected in Okinawa Island, Japan. It has subsequently been found several times at the nearby Kerama Islands. Also been found in Dauin, Negros, Philippines.
References
- ^ Fahey, S. & Gosliner, T.M. (1999) Preliminary Phylogeny of Halgerda (Nudibranchia: Halgerdidae) from the tropical Indo-Pacific, with descriptions of three new species. Proceedings of the California Academy of Sciences, 51(11): 425-448.
- MolluscaBase (2018). Halgerda diaphana Fahey & Gosliner, 1999. 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., 2000 (March 14) Halgerda diaphana Fahey & Gosliner, 1999. Sea Slug Forum. Australian Museum, Sydney.
| Taxon identifiers | |
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| Halgerda diaphana | |