Halgerda diaphana is a species of sea slug, a dorid nudibranch, shell-less marine gastropod mollusks in the family Discodorididae.[2][3]
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Order: | Nudibranchia |
| Family: | Discodorididae |
| Genus: | Halgerda |
| Species: | H. diaphana
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| Halgerda diaphana | |
Distribution
editThis species was originally described from numerous specimens collected in Okinawa Island, Japan.[1] It has subsequently been found several times at the nearby Kerama Islands.[4] Also been found in Dauin, Negros, Philippines.
References
edit- ^ a b Fahey, S. & Gosliner, T.M. (1999) Preliminary Phylogeny of Halgerda (Nudibranchia: Halgerdidae) from the tropical Indo-Pacific, with descriptions of three new species. Proceedings of the California Academy of Sciences, 51(11): 425-448.
- ^ MolluscaBase (2018). Halgerda diaphana Fahey & Gosliner, 1999. Accessed on 2018-12-12.
- ^ Dayrat B. 2010. A monographic revision of discodorid sea slugs (Gastropoda, Opisthobranchia, Nudibranchia, Doridina). Proceedings of the California Academy of Sciences, Series 4, vol. 61, suppl. I, 1-403, 382 figs.
- ^ Rudman, W.B., 2000 (March 14) Halgerda diaphana Fahey & Gosliner, 1999. [In] Sea Slug Forum. Australian Museum, Sydney.