Taringa halgerda

Taringa halgerda

''Taringa halgerda'' is a species of sea slug, a dorid nudibranch, a shell-less marine gastropod mollusk in the family Discodorididae.

There is no real certainty that this species is placed in the correct genus.
Nudibranch - Taringa halgerda  Anilao,Batangas,Nudibranch,Philippines,Taringa halgerda

Appearance

''Taringa halgerda'' is white with very distinct yellow tubercles covering the mantle. The gills of this nudibranch are white, faintly outlined in black, and the rhinophores are black. This species can reach a length of at least 40 mm.

This species can be confused with ''Taringa luteola'' but there are differences in the coloration, tubercles and in some aspects of the internal anatomy.
Nudibranch couple - Taringa halgerda  Anilao,Batangas,Nudibranch,Philippines,Taringa halgerda

Distribution

This species is found in the tropical Western Pacific Ocean, especially around Indonesia, Papua New Guinea and the Philippines.

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Taxonomy
KingdomAnimalia
DivisionMollusca
ClassGastropoda
OrderNudibranchia
FamilyDiscodorididae
GenusTaringa
SpeciesT. halgerda
Photographed in
Philippines