Hallaxa
Encyclopedia
Hallaxa is a genus
of sea slug
s, dorid nudibranch
s, shell-less marine
gastropod molluscs in the family Actinocyclidae
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Genus
In biology, a genus is a low-level taxonomic rank used in the biological classification of living and fossil organisms, which is an example of definition by genus and differentia...
of sea slug
Slug
Slug is a common name that is normally applied to any gastropod mollusc that lacks a shell, has a very reduced shell, or has a small internal shell...
s, dorid nudibranch
Nudibranch
A nudibranch is a member of what is now a taxonomic clade, and what was previously a suborder, of soft-bodied, marine gastropod mollusks which shed their shell after their larval stage. They are noted for their often extraordinary colors and striking forms...
s, shell-less marine
Marine (ocean)
Marine is an umbrella term. As an adjective it is usually applicable to things relating to the sea or ocean, such as marine biology, marine ecology and marine geology...
gastropod molluscs in the family Actinocyclidae
Actinocyclidae
Actinocyclidae is a family of sea slugs, dorid nudibranchs, marine gastropod mollusks in the superfamily Doridoidea. This family is within the clade Euctenidiacea.-Taxonomy :Genera within the family Actinocyclidae include:...
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Species
Species in the genus Hallaxa include:- Hallaxa apefae Marcus, 1957
- Hallaxa chani Gosliner & Williams, 1975
- Hallaxa cryptica Gosliner & Johnson, 1994
- Hallaxa fuscescens Pease, 1871
- Hallaxa hileenae Gosliner & Johnson, 1994
- Hallaxa iju Gosliner & Johnson, 1994
- Hallaxa indecora BerghRudolph BerghRudolph Bergh , full name Ludvig Sophus Rudolph Bergh, was a Danish physician and malacologist. He worked in Copenhagen....
, 1905 - Hallaxa michaeli Gosliner & Johnson, 1994
- Hallaxa paulinae Gosliner & Johnson, 1994