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== Distribution == |
== Distribution == |
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''Halgerda willeyi'' can be found throughout the western [[Indo-Pacific]], including [[Taiwan]], [[Vietnam]], [[Myanmar]], [[Egypt]], [[Indonesia]], [[Malaysia]] and [[Australia]].<ref>http://www.nudipixel.net/photo/00005493/</ref> |
''Halgerda willeyi'' can be found throughout the western [[Indo-Pacific]], including [[Taiwan]], [[Vietnam]], [[Myanmar]], [[Egypt]], [[Indonesia]], [[Malaysia]] and [[Australia]].<ref>http://www.nudipixel.net/photo/00005493/</ref> |
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==References== |
==References== |
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| (unranked): | clade Heterobranchia
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| Species: | H. willeyi
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| Halgerda willeyi Eliot, 1904
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Halgerda willeyi is a species of sea slug. It is a dorid nudibranch, and shell-less marine gastropod mollusk in the family Dorididae.
Description
The body of the Halgerda willeyi is rigid, with soft curves and various colours. This species is a fairly large halgerdid,[1] and can reach 5 cm.[2]
Distribution
Halgerda willeyi can be found throughout the western Indo-Pacific, including Taiwan, Vietnam, Myanmar, Egypt, Indonesia, Malaysia and Australia.[3]
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Halgerda willeyi
References
Further reading
- Fahey, S. J. & Gosliner, T. M. 2001. The Phylogeny of Halgerda (Opisthobranchia, Nudibranchia) with the description of a new species from Okinawa. Zoologica Scripta, 30(3): 199-213. Abstract
- Marshall, J.G. & Willan, R.C. 1999. Nudibranchs of Heron Island, Great Barrier Reef - A Survey of the Opisthobranchia (Sea Slugs) of Heron and Wistari Reefs. Backhuys Publishers Leiden.
External links
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