Halgerda guahan
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Subclass: | Heterobranchia |
| Order: | Nudibranchia |
| Suborder: | Doridina |
| Superfamily: | Doridoidea |
| Family: | Discodorididae |
| Genus: | Halgerda |
| Species: | H. guahan
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| Binomial name | |
| Halgerda guahan Carlson & Hoff, 1993[1]
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Halgerda guahan is a species of sea slug, a dorid nudibranch, a shell-less marine gastropod mollusk in the family Discodorididae.[2]
Distribution[edit]
This species was described from Guam, Mariana Islands. It has also been reported from Saipan in the northern Mariana Islands.[3]
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Halgerda guahan -
A mating pair of Halgerda guahan
References[edit]
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- ^ Carlson, C.H. & Hoff, P.J. (1993) Three new Halgerda species (Doridoidea: Nudibranchia: Opisthobranchia) from Guam. The Veliger, 36(1): 16-26
- ^ 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
- ^ Rudman, W.B., 2000 (March 14) Halgerda guahan Carlson & Hoff, 1993. [In] Sea Slug Forum. Australian Museum, Sydney.