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Halgerda dalanghita Fahey & Gosliner,
1999

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Identification: The
notum of this species has a network of low ridges decorated with white
flecks. The background color is yellow sparsely flecked with brown. The
rhinophores are cream sometimes with faint brown blotches and the
branchia are
cream variably flecked with brown and white.
Natural history:
Halgerda dalanghita
is a rare species known from only a few animals found in exposed to
highly exposed rocky habitats.
Distribution:
Big Island, Maui and Oahu: widely distributed in the Indo-Pacific.
Taxonomic notes:
First
recorded
in
Hawaii at Pupukea, Oahu by Scott Johnson on June 19,
1978.
Photo: Scott
Johnson: Makua, Oahu.?
Observations and comments:
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