Juvenile Halgerda sp. from Taiwan

July 5, 2002
From: Todd Garthwaite

Hi Bill,
Here's a juvenile Halgerda sp., (H. elegans perhaps?), which I came across in an area strewn with rocks, rubble, silt, sand, very small patches of soft and hard coral, and these strange, green ping-pong ball shaped sponges (?) which are quite common near the mouth of Dragon Cave Bay. As you can see in this picture, this juvenile specimen seems firmly attached to one.

Site: Nudibranch Alley, (Dragon Cave Bay, N.E. Coast, Taipei County, Taiwan)
Date: 27 April 2002
Time: 10:58am
Depth: 10.3 meters
Temp: 21 degrees C.
Size: approximately 8.5 mm

Stay golden.
Peace, love, & nudis
Todd Garthwaite (Taipei, Taiwan)

typhoontoddy@yahoo.com

Garthwaite, T., 2002 (Jul 5) Juvenile Halgerda sp. from Taiwan. [Message in] Sea Slug Forum. Australian Museum, Sydney. Available from http://www.seaslugforum.net/find/6938

Dear Todd,
We can never be 100% sure with juveniles, but H. elegans seems a good choice,
Cheers,
Bill Rudman

Rudman, W.B., 2002 (Jul 5). Comment on Juvenile Halgerda sp. from Taiwan by Todd Garthwaite. [Message in] Sea Slug Forum. Australian Museum, Sydney. Available from http://www.seaslugforum.net/find/6938

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