Halgerda toliara
Fahey & Gosliner, 1999

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

DISTRIBUTION

Described from Madagascar, and reported here from South Africa.

PHOTO

UPPER: Park Rynie - 25m, south coast KwaZulu-Natal, SOUTH AFRICA. May 2000. Size: 15mm
LOWER: near Scottburgh. Depth: 25-28m, South Coast of Kwa Zulu Natal, South Africa. March 1999, Size: 40mm. PHOTOS: Valda Fraser.

Translucent white with pattern of reticulate yellow ridges. White gills tipped with black, and black rhinophore clubs. Fine yellow pustules around the mantle edge. Very similar externally to H. formosa. The main external differences are:
•H. formosa (Bergh, 1880) - yellow reticulate pattern - some black spotting around mantle skirt, and small whitish pustules near edge.
•H. toliara Fahey & Gosliner, 1999. - yellow reticulate pattern - no black spots on mantle, small yellow pustules near edge.

Reference:
• Fahey, S. & Gosliner, T.M. (1999) description of three new species of Halgerda from the western indian ocean, with a redescription of Halgerda formosa, Bergh, 1880. Proceedings of the California Academy of Sciences, 51(8): 365-383.

Authorship details
Rudman, W.B., 1999 (November 16) Halgerda toliara Fahey & Gosliner, 1999. [In] Sea Slug Forum. Australian Museum, Sydney. Available from http://www.seaslugforum.net/factsheet/halgtoli

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