Halgerda leopardalis

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Halgerda leopardalis
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Order: Nudibranchia
Family: Discodorididae
Genus: Halgerda
Species:
H. leopardalis
Binomial name
Halgerda leopardalis
Tibiriçá, Pola & Cervera, 2018 [1]

Halgerda leopardalis 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 a specimen collected at Zavora, Mozambique, 24°30′56″S35°12′38″E / 24.515556°S 35.210556°E / -24.515556; 35.210556 at depth of 16 m (52 ft). [1]

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References

  1. 1 2 Tibiriçá, Y.; Pola, M.; Cervera, J. L. (2018). Systematics of the genus Halgerda Bergh, 1880 (Heterobranchia : Nudibranchia) of Mozambique with descriptions of shiz new species. Invertebrate Systematics.
  2. MolluscaBase (2018). Halgerda leopardalis Tibiriçá, Pola & Cervera, 2018. Accessed on 2018-12-12.