Herviella exigua
(Risbec, 1928)

Order: NUDIBRANCHIA
Suborder: AEOLIDINA
Family: Glaucidae

DISTRIBUTION

Reported only from New Caledonia.

PHOTO

Presqu'île de Ouémo, Nouméa, New Caledonia, October 1988, on hydroid growths. PHOTO: Bill Rudman.

This is the first record of the species since Risbec's description. It is possible that some other species, such as Herviella claror Burn 1963, are synonymous with Herviella exigua.

See Herviella cloaca and Herviella sp. 1.

Reference:
• Risbec, J. (1928). Contribution à l'étude des nudibranches Néo-Calédoniens. Faune des Colonies Françaises, 2: 1-328.

Authorship details
Rudman, W.B., 1999 (April 9) Herviella exigua (Risbec, 1928). [In] Sea Slug Forum. Australian Museum, Sydney. Available from http://www.seaslugforum.net/find/hervexig