Halgerda tessellata
Species of gastropod
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Halgerda tessellata is a species of sea slug, a dorid nudibranch, shell-less marine gastropod mollusks in the family Discodorididae.[3][2]
| Halgerda tessellata | |
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| Halgerda tessellata | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Order: | Nudibranchia |
| Family: | Discodorididae |
| Genus: | Halgerda |
| Species: | H. tessellata |
| Binomial name | |
| Halgerda tessellata (Bergh, 1880)[1] | |
| Synonyms[2] | |
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Dictyodoris tessellata Bergh, 1880 | |
Distribution
This species was described from Palau. It occurs from the western shores of the Indian Ocean in Kenya, Tanzania and Madagascar to SE Australia and the Mariana Islands, Pacific Ocean.[4][5]