Halgerda stricklandi is a species of sea slug, a dorid nudibranch, a shell-less marine opisthobranch gastropod mollusk in the family Discodorididae.
Distribution
This species has been found in Indonesia, Malaysia, Thailand, the Andaman Sea and Myanmar.
Description
This animal can be distinguished by large, conical, bright orange-tipped tubercles scattered over the dorsum. Below each of the orange tips the tubercles is a band of solid white. Many smaller orange tubercles are scattered amongst the larger ones. The rhinophore club is translucent yellow. There is a single black line extending down the length of both the rhinophore club and stalk, on the posterior midline. There is black pigmentation on the anterior side of the club, while the gill has black spots on the anterior sides of the four branchial leaves. The margin of the foot is orange.
Further reading
- Fahey, S.J. & 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): 424-448.
References
- ^ http://www.nudipixel.net/species/halgerda_stricklandi/
- ^ Bouchet P. & Rocroi J.-P. (Ed.); Frýda J., Hausdorf B., Ponder W., Valdes A. & Warén A. 2005. Classification and nomenclator of gastropod families. Malacologia: International Journal of Malacology, 47(1-2). ConchBooks: Hackenheim, Germany. ISBN 3-925919-72-4. ISSN 0076-2997. 397 pp. http://www.vliz.be/Vmdcdata/imis2/ref.php?refid=78278
- ^ http://www.seaslugforum.net/factsheet.cfm?base=halgstric
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Halgerda stricklandi 
Halgerda stricklandiScientific classification Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
(unranked): cladeHeterobranchia
informal groupOpisthobranchia
clade Nudipleura
cladeNudibranchia
Superfamily: Doridoidea
Family: Discodorididae
Genus: Halgerda
Species: H. stricklandi
Binomial name Halgerda stricklandi
(Fahey & Gosliner, 1999)
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