''Halgerda aurantiomaculata'' is a
species
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of
sea slug
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, a dorid
nudibranch
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, shell-less
marine
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gastropod mollusk
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s in the family
Discodorididae
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.
Distribution
Described from
North-West Islet
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,
Capricorn Group,
Queensland
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, Australia. Subsequently reported from eastern
Papua New Guinea
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and
Fiji.
[Rudman, W.B., 1998 (July 22]
''Halgerda aurantiomaculata'' (Allan, 1932).
n/nowiki> Sea Slug Forum. Australian Museum, Sydney.
References
{{Taxonbar, from=Q5641980
Discodorididae
Gastropods described in 1932