Taringa halgerda
Tagalog dorid
Philippines · Indo Pacific - South China Sea
- Size
- 30 mm
- Native range
- Tropical western Pacific.
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Description
A discodorid dorid named for its striking external resemblance to species of Halgerda, although its anatomy places it in Taringa. Described by Gosliner & Behrens in 1998 from the tropical western Pacific.
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Identification
Translucent white body with irregular opaque white blotches and scattered raised orange-yellow patches. Rhinophores black. The gill carries orange-yellow tones and orange-yellow marks surround the gill pocket.
Similar species
Easily mistaken for Halgerda species with white bodies and orange-yellow tubercles; Halgerda typically has a firm body with raised ridges, and the difference is confirmed anatomically.
Habitat & diet
Habitat
Tropical reefs; recorded around 15 m.
Food
Not recorded; like other discodorids, presumably sponges.