Halgerda dichromis
Halgerda dichromis is a species of sea slug, a dorid nudibranch, shell-less marine gastropod mollusks in the family Discodorididae.[2][3]
| Halgerda dichromis | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Subclass: | Heterobranchia |
| Order: | Nudibranchia |
| Suborder: | Doridina |
| Superfamily: | Doridoidea |
| Family: | Discodorididae |
| Genus: | Halgerda |
| Species: | H. dichromis |
| Binomial name | |
| Halgerda dichromis Fahey & Gosliner, 1999[1] | |
Distribution
This species was described from a single specimen collected in Durban Harbour, South Africa. It has subsequently been found on several occasions on the KwaZulu-Natal coast and at Brazen Head, Transkei.[4]
References
- Fahey, S. & Gosliner, T.M. (1999) Description of three new species of Halgerda from the western Indian Ocean, with a redescription of Halgerda formosa, Bergh, 1880. Proceedings of the California Academy of Sciences, 51(8): 365-383.
- MolluscaBase (2018). Halgerda dichromis Fahey & Gosliner, 1999. Accessed on 2018-12-12.
- Dayrat B. 2010. A monographic revision of discodorid sea slugs (Gastropoda, Opisthobranchia, Nudibranchia, Doridina). Proceedings of the California Academy of Sciences, Series 4, vol. 61, suppl. I, 1-403, 382 figs.
- Rudman, W.B., 1999 (November 18) Halgerda dichromis Fahey & Gosliner, 1999. [In] Sea Slug Forum. Australian Museum, Sydney.
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