Halgerda tessellata
(Bergh, 1880)

Order: NUDIBRANCHIA
Suborder: DORIDINA
Superfamily: EUDORIDOIDEA
Family: Dorididae

DISTRIBUTION

Originally described from Palau, it has a wide Indo-West Pacific distribution from the western Indian Ocean to eastern Australia.

PHOTO

Dar es Salaam, Tanzania, July 1977. PHOTO: Bill Rudman.

Grows to about 45mm long.

Reference:
• Bergh, L.S.R. (1880). Malacologische Untersuchungen. In: C.G. Semper, Reisen im Archipel der Philippinen, Wissenschaftliche Resultate. Band 2, Suppl. 1: 1-78, Pls. A-F.

Authorship details
Rudman, W.B., 1999 (November 16) Halgerda tessellata (Bergh, 1880). [In] Sea Slug Forum. Australian Museum, Sydney. Available from http://www.seaslugforum.net/factsheet/halgtess

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