Photo of Halgerda graphica
October 9, 2002
From: Nigel Holmes
Hi Bill
I was browsing the Seaslug Forum and came across your note on Halgerda graphica. I have seen this species on several occasions in South Australia, on southern Yorke Peninsula. The attached photo is from a about 10 years back, Port Moorowie, on open sand, 8m water, between limestone reefs on a reasonably exposed coast. This specimen was put into the SA Museum collections.
Regards
Nigel Holmes
nigel.holmes@epa.qld.gov.au
Holmes, N., 2002 (Oct 9) Photo of Halgerda graphica. [Message in] Sea Slug Forum. Australian Museum, Sydney. Available from http://www.seaslugforum.net/find/8139Thanks Nigel,
This is a very useful addition to the Forum, and to our general information on the genus. It is the first photo I have seen from South Australia, from where the species was described, which matches the original painting. Neville Coleman (1989) has a photo from Cockburn Sound, Western Australia, which could be this species, but it has many more orange lines, and they are not arranged in the same reticulate pattern. I am sure Shireen Fahey will be interested to know of this specimen.
Best wishes,
Bill Rudman
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