Halgerda punctata
Species of gastropod
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Halgerda punctata is a species of sea slug, a dorid nudibranch, shell-less marine gastropod mollusks in the family Discodorididae.
| Halgerda punctata | |
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| The nudibranch Halgerda punctata, Unawatuna, Sri Lanka. | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Order: | Nudibranchia |
| Family: | Discodorididae |
| Genus: | Halgerda |
| Species: | H. punctata |
| Binomial name | |
| Halgerda punctata | |
Distribution
Description
The body of Halgerda punctata is translucent white with a pattern of dark brown or black spots. There is a reticulate pattern of raised ridges which carry yellow-tipped tubercles. In specimens from Thailand and Myanmar these ridges are pronounced, but in animals from Sri Lanka they are much less noticeable. The gills and rhinophores are translucent with dark brown markings.[2]