Halgerda paliensis

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

Halgerda paliensis
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Mollusca
Class:
Gastropoda
(unranked):
clade Heterobranchia
clade Euthyneura
clade Nudipleura
clade Nudibranchia
clade Euctenidiacea
clade Doridacea
Superfamily:
Doridoidea
Family:
Discodorididae
Genus:
Halgerda
Species:
H. paliensis
Binomial name
Halgerda paliensis
(Bertsch & Johnson, 1982)[1]
Synonyms

Sclerodoris paliensis Bertsch & Johnson, 1982

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
  1. Bertsch, H. & Johnson, S. (1982) Three new species of dorid nudibranchs (Gastropoda: Opisthobranchia) from the Hawaiian Islands. The Veliger, 24(3): 208-218.
  2. 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.
  3. Rudman, W.B., 2000 (June 26) Halgerda paliensis Bertsch & Johnson, 1982 . [In] Sea Slug Forum. Australian Museum, Sydney.
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