Biology:Halgerda guahan

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Short description: Species of gastropod

Halgerda guahan
Halgerda guahan 1.jpg
Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Heterobranchia
Order: Nudibranchia
Suborder: Doridina
Superfamily: Doridoidea
Family: Discodorididae
Genus: Halgerda
Species:
H. guahan
Binomial name
Halgerda guahan
Carlson & Hoff, 1993[1]

Halgerda guahan is a species of sea slug, a dorid nudibranch, a shell-less marine gastropod mollusk in the family Discodorididae.[2]

Distribution

This species was described from Guam, Mariana Islands. It has also been reported from Saipan in the northern Mariana Islands.[3]

References

  1. Carlson, C.H. & Hoff, P.J. (1993) Three new Halgerda species (Doridoidea: Nudibranchia: Opisthobranchia) 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 (March 14) Halgerda guahan Carlson & Hoff, 1993. [In] Sea Slug Forum. Australian Museum, Sydney.

Wikidata ☰ Q3782561 entry