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Conservation
The species Diaphorodoris olakhalafi is endemic to the Gulf of Oman region. This species
is rare and must be protected (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
Etymology / Derivation of the Scientific Name
The scientific name Diaphorodoris: Diaphanous Doris. From Medieval Latin diaphanus,
from Greek diaphanēs, from dia „through‟ + phainein „to show‟. Doris in Greek mythology,
wife of Nereo, nymph of the waters and mother of Nereids.; and olakhalafi is Latin for
my wife the Diver & Underwater Photographer “Ola Khalaf” (born 1975) (Khalaf, 2017).
This new Khorfakkan Nudibranch species was classified and named by the Palestinian-
German Zoologist Prof. Dr. Norman Ali Bassam Khalaf-von Jaffa in May 2017, and the
Gazelle : The Palestinian Biological Bulletin – Number 159 – March 2018