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Hallaxa chani Chan's Dorid

Hallaxa chani is commonly referred to as Chan's Dorid. Difficulty in the aquarium: Not suitable for aquarium keeping. Toxicity: Toxic hazard unknown.

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Hallaxa chani,Pillar Point, CA 2015


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lexID:
10211 
AphiaID:
581807 
Scientific:
Hallaxa chani 
German:
Chans Hallaxa 
English:
Chan's Dorid 
Category:
Ślimaki nagoskrzelne 
Family tree:
Animalia (Kingdom) > Mollusca (Phylum) > Gastropoda (Class) > Nudibranchia (Order) > Actinocyclidae (Family) > Hallaxa (Genus) > chani (Species) 
Initial determination:
Gosliner & G. C. Williams, 1975 
Occurrence:
Alaska (Western Atlantic), California, Eastern Pacific Ocean, Gulf of California, North Pacific (Ocean), USA 
Marine Zone:
Intertidal (Eulittoral), intertidal zone between the high and low tide lines characterized by the alternation of low and high tide down to 15 meters 
Sea depth:
1 - 20 Meter 
Habitats:
Intertidal zone, Tidal Zone, Seawater, Sea water 
Size:
0.39" - 1.18" (1,6cm - 3,0cm) 
Temperature:
°F - 64.4 °F (°C - 18°C) 
Food:
Carnivore, Food specialist, Sponges 
Difficulty:
Not suitable for aquarium keeping 
Offspring:
None 
Toxicity:
Toxic hazard unknown 
CITES:
Not evaluated 
Red List:
Not evaluated (NE) 
Related species at
Catalog of Life:
 
Author:
Publisher:
Meerwasser-Lexikon.de
Created:
Last edit:
2025-07-26 13:37:33 

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Hallaxa chani Gosliner & Williams, 1975

Hallaxa chani ranges lives and feeds on sponges of Genus Halisarca.

This species is remarkably cryptic on its prey, both in color and texture ( lacking both spicules and spongin fibers ). The colour is tan to yellow-tan. The mantle edge of Hallaxa chani is semi-translucent.

External links

  1. Sea Slug Forum (en). Abgerufen am 07.08.2020.
  2. Wikipedia (en). Abgerufen am 07.08.2020.

Pictures

Spawn

Two dorid nudibranchs Hallaxa chani (center) preying on the slime sponge Halisarca (center left) next to two of their egg masses.

Commonly

Hallaxa chani, Pillar Point, 2015
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Hallaxa chani , Trinidad, Indian Beach 2015
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Hallaxa chani,Pillar Point 2014
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Hallaxa chani,Pillar Point 2014
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Nudibranch Hallaxa chani on its sponge prey, Northern California 2024
Hallaxa chani,Pillar Point, CA 2015
Hallaxa chani (HMB) 2009
Hallaxa chani,San Mateo County, California,2019

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