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Halgerda okinawa

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Species of gastropod

Halgerda okinawa
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Order: Nudibranchia
Family: Discodorididae
Genus: Halgerda
Species: H. okinawa
Binomial name
Halgerda okinawa
Carlson & Hoff, 2000

Halgerda okinawa is a species of sea slug, a dorid nudibranch, shell-less marine gastropod mollusks in the family Discodorididae.

Distribution

This species was described from Seragaki, Okinawa. It is also reported from Sulawesi and Alor Island, Indonesia, East Timor and the Philippines.

References

  1. Carlson, C.H. & Hoff, P.J. (2000) Three new Pacific species of Halgerda (Opisthobranchia: : Nudibranchia: Doridoidea). The Veliger, 43(2): 154-163.
  2. Bouchet P. & Rocroi J.-P. (Ed.); Frýda J., Hausdorf B., Ponder W., Valdes A. & Warén A. 2005. Classification and nomenclator of gastropod families. Malacologia: International Journal of Malacology, 47(1-2). ConchBooks: Hackenheim, Germany. ISBN 3-925919-72-4. ISSN 0076-2997. 397 pp. http://www.vliz.be/Vmdcdata/imis2/ref.php?refid=78278
  3. WoRMS (2010). Halgerda okinawa Carlson & Hoff, 2000. In: Bouchet, P.; Gofas, S.; Rosenberg, G. (2010) World Marine Mollusca database. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=457016 on 2011-08-24
  4. Halgerda okinawa on the Okinawa Slug Site, R.F. Bolland
  5. Rudman, W.B., 2000 (May 26) Halgerda okinawa Carlson & Hoff, 2000. Sea Slug Forum. Australian Museum, Sydney.
Taxon identifiers
Halgerda okinawa
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