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Diaphorodoris olakhalafi
''Diaphorodoris olakhalafi'' is a [[species]] of [[sea slug]], a dorid [[nudibranch]], a shell-less marine [[gastropod]] [[mollusc]] in the family [[Calycidorididae]].

==Distribution==
The species ''Diaphorodoris olakhalafi'' lives in [[Khorfakkan]] Sea, eastern coast of the [[United Arab Emirates]], and the eastern coast of the [[Musandam]] Sea, [[Sultanate of Oman]], [[Gulf of Oman]], [[Arab Sea]], [[Indian Ocean]].

==Description==
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''Diaphorodoris olakhalafi'' was found in [[sea water]] in a depth between 2 – 20 [[meters]].

==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 the Diver and [[Underwater
  ]] [[Photographer]] 'Ola Khalaf' (born 1975).
This new [[Khorfakkan]] [[Nudibranch]] [[species]] was classified and named by the [[Palestinian]]-[[German]] [[Zoologist]] Prof. Dr. Norman Ali Bassam Khalaf in May 2017, and the [[specific name]] ''olakhalafi'' was named after his [[wife]] 'Ola Mostafa Esmail Khalaf'. It was a special gift after 20 years of [[marriage]].

==References==
Khalaf-Sakerfalke von Jaffa, Prof. Dr. Sc. Norman Ali Bassam Ali Taher Mohammad Ahmad Mostafa & Ola Mostafa Esmail Mostafa Khalaf (2017). ''Diaphorodoris olakhalafi'' Khalaf, 2017 : A New Dorid Nudibranch Sea Slug Species from the Sea of Khorfakkan, Gulf of Oman, Arab Sea, Indian Ocean. Gazelle: The Palestinian Biological Bulletin. ISSN 0178 – 6288. Number 149, May 2017, pp. 31-47. Dubai and Sharjah, United Arab Emirates. 	http://marine-life-uae.webs.com/diaphorodoris-olakhalafi                              

Ola Khalaf’s Nudibranch (''Diaphorodoris olakhalafi'' Khalaf, 2017). EOL: Encyclopedia of Life. http://eol.org/collections/131000

Species Khorfakkan White Dorid Nudibranch (''Diaphorodoris olakhalafi'' Khalaf, 2017). BioLib.cz. Biological Library Classification. http://www.biolib.cz/en/taxon/id1222805/