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Mexichromis albofimbria
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Mollusca
Class:	Gastropoda
Order:	Nudibranchia
Family:	Chromodorididae
Genus:	Mexichromis
Species:	M. albofimbria
Binomial name
	Mexichromis albofimbria; (Rudman, 1995)
Synonyms
	Durvilledoris albofimbria Rudman, 1995;

Mexichromis albofimbria is a species of sea slug or dorid nudibranch, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Chromodorididae.^[2]

Distribution

This nudibranch is known from New Caledonia.^[2]

Description

Mexichromis albofimbria has a pale-pink body, a thin white-lined mantle and pale orange gills and rhinophores. It is almost identical to Thorunna punicea and very similar to members of the Hypselodoris bullocki group.^[2]

This species can reach a total length of at least 11 mm,^[2] and like all Chromodorids, feeds on sponges.

References

^ Rudman, W.B. (1995) The Chromodorididae (Opisthobranchia: Mollusca) of the Indo-West Pacific: further species from New Caledonia and the Noumea romeri colour group. Molluscan Research, 16: 1-43.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d [Rudman, W.B., 2005 (January 31) Durvilledoris albofimbria Rudman, 1995. [In] Sea Slug Forum. Australian Museum, Sydney.]