Hallaxa iju

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Hallaxa iju
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Heterobranchia
Order: Nudibranchia
Suborder: Doridina
Superfamily: Doridoidea
Family: Actinocyclidae
Genus: Hallaxa
Species:
H. iju
Binomial name
Hallaxa iju
Gosliner & S. Johnson, 1994

Hallaxa iju is a species of sea slug or dorid nudibranch, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Actinocyclidae. [1]

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Distribution

This species is found off in the Pacific Ocean, off the coasts of Papua New Guinea, Marshall Islands, Okinawa, Philippines, Hong Kong, and Hawaii. [2]

Description

Hallaxa iju has an oval shaped body, with individual coloration varying. Most have a cream colored, brown, dark violet or black body, spotted with white dots. The rhinophores are club shaped, the tops of which are opaque white, with the base matching the body color. Most specimens have a length of 5mm-1 cm. [3] [4]

Ecology

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References

  1. Gosliner T.M. & Johnson S. (1994) Review of the genus Hallaxa (Nudibranchia: Actinocyclidae) with descriptions of nine new species. The Veliger 37(2): 155-191. [1 April 1994] page(s): 167 Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=582446 on 2012-02-26
  2. jurisdiction=New South Wales; corporateName=Australian Museum; author=Rudman, W. B. (2010-07-15). "The Sea Slug Forum - Hallaxa iju". www.seaslugforum.net. Retrieved 2019-01-14.{{cite web}}: |last= has generic name (help)CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
  3. jurisdiction=New South Wales; corporateName=Australian Museum; author=Rudman, W. B. (2010-07-15). "The Sea Slug Forum - Hallaxa iju". www.seaslugforum.net. Retrieved 2019-01-13.{{cite web}}: |last= has generic name (help)CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
  4. "Hallaxa iju: main page". seaslugsofhawaii.com. Retrieved 2019-01-13.