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Gold lace nudibranch
Species of gastropod From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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The gold lace nudibranch (Halgerda terramtuentis) is a species of sea slug, a dorid nudibranch, shell-less marine gastropod mollusks in the family Discodorididae.[2]
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Description
Founded by Bertsch and Johnson in 1982, the Halgerda terramtuentis has an opaque white slug-like physique.[3] The body’s morphology includes a flat jelly-like texture, and solid yellowish-gold lines running throughout the mantle; located also at the edge of the muscular foot.[4] Their gills are of a whitish hue with black detailing similar to spots.[3] Additionally, the prominent white pustules emerge where the lines consistently cross.[4] The Nudibranch’s length ranges from 15 mm to 50 mm long.[3]
The Halgerda terramtuenti are hermaphrodites that mate within combat of one another.[5] The disadvantaged Nudibranchi’s mantle is then penetrated with reproductive material from the victor.[4] Following the life cycle, they lay groups of eggs coated in yellowish mucus, that develop into veliger larvae and subsequently, full-grown adults capable of reproduction.[6]
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Distribution
In Eastern Central Pacific, the Halgerda terramtuentis is endemic to five major Hawaiian islands: Hawaiʻi, Maui, Lanaʻi, Oʻahu, and Kauaʻi; including the remote islands of Niʻihau and the French Frigate Shoals.[6] These sea slugs are found five to thirty meters underwater near overhanging rock foundations and underwater caves.[7][8]
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