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Halgerda malesso

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

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Length
141 w
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Halgerda malesso
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Order: Nudibranchia
Family: Discodorididae
Genus: Halgerda
Species:
H. malesso
Binomial name
Halgerda malesso
Carlson & Hoff, 19931

Halgerda malesso is a species of sea slug, a dorid nudibranch, shell-less marine gastropod mollusc in the family Discodorididae.2

Distribution

This species was described from Guam, Mariana Islands. It has also been reported from the Marshall Islands.3

References

References

  1. Carlson, C. H. and Hoff, P. J. (1993) Three new Halgerda species (Doridoidea: Nudibranchia) from Guam. The Veliger, 36(1): 16-26.
  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. Rudman, W.B., 2000 (June 26) Halgerda malesso Carlson & Hoff, 1993. [In] Sea Slug Forum. Australian Museum,