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Halgerda malesso

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Halgerda malesso
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Order: Nudibranchia
Family: Discodorididae
Genus: Halgerda
Species:
H. malesso
Binomial name
Halgerda malesso
Carlson & Hoff, 1993[1]

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

Distribution

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

References

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  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,