Lembeh — 9 September 2025
- Location seen
- Lembeh, Indonesia
- Date seen
- 2025-09-09
Halgerda batangas
Batangas Halgerda
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About this species
- Current scientific name
- Halgerda batangas
- Common name
- Batangas Halgerda
- Order
- Nudibranchia - Doridoidea (Dorids)
- Type
- cryptobranchia
- Genus
- Halgerda
- Species
- batangas
- Average size
- 40 mm
- Colours
- white, black, orange
- Pattern
- spots, lines, tubercles
- Body shape
- Robust
- Rhinophores
- Horizontal
- Gills
- External gill plume
- Similar species
- Halgerda carlsoni
Geographic Distribution
Western and central Pacific Ocean. Common in this area.
Identification
A domed nudibranch with ridges and tubercles all over its body. The background colour is white and there are orange spots on the top of the tubercles. In between there are thin orange lines. The retractable branched gills and retractable lamellate rhinophores are white with black spots.