Hallaxa hileenae
Gosliner & Johnson, 1994

Order: NUDIBRANCHIA
Suborder: DORIDINA
Superfamily: EUDORIDOIDEA
Family: Actinocyclidae

DISTRIBUTION

Western Pacific

PHOTO

Kerama Is. near Okinawa in Japan, 5m depth, 13mm long. PHOTOS: Atsushi Ono.

Differs from other species of Hallaxa in its purple colour and the prominent Y-shaped ridge on the mantle. Animals reported up to 12-13mm long.

Reference:
•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.

See Atsushi Ono's message below.

Authorship details
Rudman, W.B., 2000 (February 11) Hallaxa hileenae Gosliner & Johnson, 1994. [In] Sea Slug Forum. Australian Museum, Sydney. Available from http://www.seaslugforum.net/factsheet/hallhile

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