Halgerda brunneomaculata
Halgerda brunneomaculata is a species of sea slug, a dorid nudibranch, shell-less marine gastropod mollusks in the family Discodorididae.[2][3]
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Order: | Nudibranchia |
| Suborder: | Doridina |
| Superfamily: | Doridoidea |
| Family: | Discodorididae |
| Genus: | Halgerda |
| Species: | H. brunneomaculata |
| Binomial name | |
| Halgerda brunneomaculata Carlson & Hoff, 1993[1] | |
Distribution
This species was described from Guam, Mariana Islands. It has subsequently been reported from Rarotonga in the Cook Islands and the Coral Sea.[4]
References
- Carlson, C. H. and Hoff, P. J. (1993) Three new Halgerda species (Doridoidea: Nudibranchia) from Guam. The Veliger, 36(1): 16-26.
- Rosenberg, G. (2014). Halgerda brunneomaculata Carlson & Hoff, 1993. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species on 2015-01-09.
- 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., 2006 (June 30) Halgerda brunneomaculata Carlson & Hoff, 1993. [In] Sea Slug Forum. Australian Museum, Sydney.
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