Halgerda formosa Guam Halgerda

Halgerda formosa is commonly referred to as Guam Halgerda. Difficulty in the aquarium: Not suitable for aquarium keeping. Toxicity: Toxic hazard unknown.

Jean-Marie Gradot, La Reunion

Halgerda formosa,2020

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lexID:: 10691
AphiaID:: 221076

Scientific:: Halgerda formosa
German:: Guam Höckerschnecke
English:: Guam Halgerda

Category:: Nudibranchs

Family tree:: Animalia (Kingdom) > Mollusca (Phylum) > Gastropoda (Class) > Nudibranchia (Order) > Discodorididae (Family) > Halgerda (Genus) > formosa (Species)
Initial determination:: Bergh, 1880

Occurrence:: Indian Ocean, Madagascar, Mauritius, Réunion , Tansania, Western Indian Ocean
Sea depth:: 1 - 10 Meter
Size:: 0.39" - 1.18" (1,3cm - 3,0cm)
Temperature:: 73.4 °F - 80.6 °F (23°C - 27°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
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:: 2017-05-03 19:37:11
Last edit:: 2022-11-17 15:50:37

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Halgerda formosa Bergh, 1880

The body is white, scattered with rounded tubercles and a network of yellow or orange-yellow ridges The mantle edge with a thin opaque white line. The rhinophores have a black club, the gills with a black line.Few large rounded black spots on the mantle, usually at the posterior end behind the gills.

Halgerda formosa can be found on the fore reef zone and the rocky coast. Its a of sponge-eating nudibranch.

Similar species : Halgerda toliara.

Biota > Animalia (Kingdom) > Mollusca (Phylum) > Gastropoda (Class) > Heterobranchia (Subclass) > Opisthobranchia (Infraclass) > Nudibranchia (Order) > Euctenidiacea (Suborder) > Doridacea (Infraorder) > Doridoidea (Superfamily) > Discodorididae (Family) > Halgerda (Genus) > Halgerda formosa (Species)

External links

Sea Slug Forum (en). Abgerufen am 07.08.2020.
Seaslugs.free.fr (en). Abgerufen am 07.08.2020.
seaunseen.com (en). Abgerufen am 17.11.2022.
World Register of Marine Species (WoRMS) (en). Abgerufen am 07.08.2020.

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