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Size
Diaphorodoris olakhalafi grows between 5 - 9 mm long.
Diet
This species feeds on encrusting colonial bryozoans (Khalaf, 2017).
Habitat
Diaphorodoris olakhalafi was found in sea water in a depth between 2 – 20 meters (Khalaf,
2017).
Distribution
The species Diaphorodoris olakhalafi lives in Khorfakkan & Dibba Sea, eastern coast of the
United Arab Emirates, and the eastern coast of the Musandam Sea, Sultanate of Oman,
Gulf of Oman, Arabian Sea, Indian Ocean (Khalaf, 2017).
The Ola Khalaf‟s Nudibranch (Diaphorodoris olakhalafi Khalaf, 2017) from the Reef Blocks
site in Dibba Sea, in a depth of 19 meters. Photo by Ola Mostafa Khalaf. 26.06.2017.
http://nudibranch.webs.com/diaphorodoris-olakhalafi
Gazelle : The Palestinian Biological Bulletin – Number 159 – March 2018