| Halgerda paliensis | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Order: | Nudibranchia |
| Family: | Discodorididae |
| Genus: | Halgerda |
| Species: | H. paliensis
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| Binomial name | |
| Halgerda paliensis | |
| Synonyms | |
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Sclerodoris paliensis Bertsch & Johnson, 1982 | |
Halgerda paliensis is a species of sea slug, a dorid nudibranch, shell-less marine gastropod mollusks in the family Discodorididae.
Taxonomic history
Originally described as Sclerodoris paliensis, this species was transferred to the genus Halgerda in 2001.2
Distribution
This species was described from Hawaii, where it is apparently endemic.3
References
References
- Bertsch, H. & Johnson, S. (1982) Three new species of dorid nudibranchs (Gastropoda: Opisthobranchia) from the Hawaiian Islands. The Veliger, 24(3): 208-218.
- Fahey, S.J. & Gosliner, T.M. (2001) The phylogeny of Halgerda (Opisthobranchia, Nudibranchia) with the description of a new species from Okinawa. Zoologica Scripta, 30(3), 199-213.
- Rudman, W.B., 2000 (June 26) Halgerda paliensis Bertsch & Johnson, 1982 . [In] Sea Slug Forum. Australian Museum, Sydney.