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Halgerda nudibranch (no English common name)
Halgerda indotessellata
Valid name (WoRMS, AphiaID 1314369, checked 2026-10-31).
- English
- Halgerda nudibranch (no English common name)
- Scientific
- Halgerda indotessellata
- Dhivehi
- No recorded Dhivehi name
- Group
- Sea slugs
- IUCN status
- NE · Not EvaluatedNot Evaluated (NE)
Description
A firm-bodied dorid nudibranch of the Indian Ocean, related to the tessellated Halgerda of the Pacific, with ridges on its back forming a network. It feeds on sponges on reefs and is regularly photographed by divers in the Maldives.
In the Maldives
Recorded from the Maldives: iNaturalist research-grade observations in the Maldives (n=38, 8 observers).
Sources
- marinespecies.org /aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=1314369
- inaturalist.org /taxa/823525
- commons.wikimedia.org /wiki/File:Halgerda_indotesselata_B12_4392a.jpg
Dhivehi name source: No species-level Dhivehi name found in Dhivehi Wikipedia, SeaLifeBase (country: Maldives) or MRS/MMRI invertebrate publications.