Halgerda wasinensis Eliot, 1904 is a animal in the Discodorididae family, order Nudibranchia, kingdom Animalia. Not known to be toxic.

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Halgerda wasinensis Eliot, 1904

Halgerda wasinensis Eliot, 1904

Halgerda wasinensis is a shell-less marine dorid nudibranch sea slug found in the western Indian Ocean.

Genus
Halgerda
Order
Nudibranchia
Class
Gastropoda

About Halgerda wasinensis Eliot, 1904

Halgerda wasinensis is a species of sea slug, specifically a dorid nudibranch. It is a shell-less marine gastropod mollusk that belongs to the family Discodorididae. This species was first described from specimens collected by Cyril Crossland at Wasini Island, East Africa. Its range extends through the Indian Ocean, from Kenya and Tanzania southward to Sodwana Bay, South Africa.

Photo: (c) Carmelo López Abad, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC), uploaded by Carmelo López Abad · cc-by-nc

Taxonomy

Animalia Mollusca Gastropoda Nudibranchia Discodorididae Halgerda

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Sources: GBIF, iNaturalist, Wikipedia, NCBI Taxonomy · Disclaimer

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