Biology:Halgerda albocristata
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Short description: Species of gastropod
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Subclass: | Heterobranchia |
| Order: | Nudibranchia |
| Suborder: | Doridina |
| Superfamily: | Doridoidea |
| Family: | Discodorididae |
| Genus: | Halgerda |
| Species: | H. albocristata
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| Binomial name | |
| Halgerda albocristata Gosliner & Fahey, 1998[1]
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Halgerda albocristata is a species of sea slug, a dorid nudibranch, a shell-less marine gastropod mollusk in the family Discodorididae.[2]
Distribution
The holotype of this species was collected at Bonito Island, Batangas, Philippines . Additional material in the original description includes specimens from Okinawa and Sulawesi, Indonesia. Subsequently reported from Heron Island, Great Barrier Reef, Queensland and the Marianas Islands.[3]
References
- ↑ Gosliner, T.M. & Fahey, S.J. (1998) Description of a new species of Halgerda, with a redescription of Halgerda elegans Bergh, 1905. Proceedings of the California Academy of Sciences, 50(15): 346-359.
- ↑ WoRMS (2014). Halgerda albocristata Gosliner & Fahey, 1998. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species on 2015-01-08
- ↑ Rudman, W.B., 1998 (July 22) Halgerda albocristata (Allan, 1932). [In] Sea Slug Forum. Australian Museum, Sydney.
Wikidata ☰ Q13651650 entry
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