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Halgerda cf. elegans Bergh, 1905
Maximum size: 16 mm.
Identification:
This species has a cream notum covered with a network of low,
pale-yellow ridges. The depressions between the ridges are blotched
with brown and narrow brown lines radiate from the ridges to the
margin. The margin is decorated with a narrow white line. The
rhinophores and branchia are cream blotched with brown.
Natural history:
Halgerda cf. elegans is known from only one
animal found in a rocky habitat.
Distribution:
Maui: Halgerda elegans is
widely distributed in the western &
central Pacific.
Taxonomic notes:
First recorded in Hawaii from Molokini Islet, Maui by PF on Oct. 18,
1987.
Photo: PF: 16
mm: Molokini Islet, Maui; Oct. 18, 1987.
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