Halgerda terramtuentis Gold-lace nudibranch

Scott & Jeanette Johnson, Kwajalein Unterwater

Halgerda terramtuentis, 40mm, Kwajalein, Hawaii 2009

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Scientific:: Halgerda terramtuentis
German:: Gold-Netz Höckerschnecke
English:: Gold-lace Nudibranch

Category:: Nudibranchi

Family tree:: Animalia (Kingdom) > Mollusca (Phylum) > Gastropoda (Class) > Nudibranchia (Order) > Discodorididae (Family) > Halgerda (Genus) > terramtuentis (Species)
Initial determination:: Bertsch & S. Johnson, 1982

Occurrence:: Endemic species, Hawaii
Sea depth:: 1 - 43 Meter
Size:: 5,0 cm
Temperature:: 75.2 °F - 77 °F (24°C - 25°C)
Food:: Food specialist, Sponges
Difficulty:: Not suitable for aquarium keeping
Offspring:: None
Toxicity:: Toxic hazard unknown

CITES:

Not evaluated

Red List:

Not evaluated (NE)

Related species at Catalog of Life:

Halgerda abyssicola
Halgerda albocristata
Weißhöcker-Halgerda, Höckerschnecke
Halgerda aurantiomaculata
Orangefleck Höckerschnecke
Halgerda azteca
Halgerda bacalusia
Orangengeriffelte Waffel-Höckerschnecke
Halgerda batangas
Batangas Höckerschnecke
Halgerda brunneomaculata
Braunflecken-Höckerschnecke
Halgerda brycei
Halgerda carlsoni
Carlsons Höckerschnecke
Halgerda dalanghita
Höckerschnecke
Halgerda diaphana
Höckerschnecke
Halgerda dichromis
Zweifarb-Höckerschnecke
Halgerda elegans
Halgerda fibra
Halgerda formosa
Guam Höckerschnecke
Halgerda graphica
Grafische Halgerda, Höckerschnecke
Halgerda guahan
Guam Höckerschnecke
Halgerda gunnessi
Halgerda johnsonorum
Johnsons Höckerschnecke
Halgerda malesso
Malesso-Höckerschnecke
Halgerda maricola
Höckerschnecke
Halgerda okinawa
Okinawa Höckerschnecke
Halgerda onna
Halgerda orientalis
Halgerda orstomi
Halgerda paliensis
Höckerschnecke
Halgerda punctata
Höckerschnecke
Halgerda stricklandi
Halgerda terramtuentis
Gold-Netz Höckerschnecke
Halgerda tessellata
Mosaik-Halgerda
Halgerda theobroma
Halgerda toliara
Höckerschnecke
Halgerda willeyi
Willeys Halgerda
Halgerda xishaensis

More related species in this lexicon:

Author:: Meerwasser-Lexikon Team
Publisher:: Meerwasser-Lexikon.de
Created:: 2017-12-04 14:20:58
Last edit:: 2017-12-04 14:27:42

Info

Halgerda terramtuentis

Halgerda terramtuentis is known only from the Hawaiiian Islands. This nudibranch is white with a network of gold-orange lines on the dorsum, and a gold-orange line around the mantle edge. The rhinophores and gills are translucent white densely spotted with black. The egg mass is bright yellow in colour.

Similar to t Halgerda malesso, Halgerda batangas,Halgerda carlsoni and Halgerda aurantiomaculata.

External links

Sea Slug Forum (en). Abgerufen am 07.08.2020.
Seaslugs of Hawaii (en). Abgerufen am 07.08.2020.

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Halgerda terramtuentis, 40mm, Kwajalein, Hawaii 2009

Gold-lace nudibranch (Halgerda terramtuentis), 2015

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