Mexichromis multituberculata

Mexichromis multituberculata
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Order: Nudibranchia
Family: Chromodorididae
Genus: Mexichromis
Species:
M. multituberculata
Binomial name
Mexichromis multituberculata
(Baba, 1953)[1]
Synonyms
  • Glossodoris multituberculata Baba, 1953

Mexichromis multituberculata is a species of sea slug, a dorid nudibranch, a shell-less marine gastropod mollusk in the family Chromodorididae.[2]

Distribution

This animal was initially found in the Seto Inland Sea and Kii Channel, Japan, and later near Hainan Island and Hong Kong in China, and has been photographed in Indonesia, Malaysia, Papua New Guinea, Sulawesi, Egypt, Thailand.[3]

A pair of Mexichromis multituberculata

Description

This species has purple spots around the edge of the mantle. The mantle also has scattered purple-tipped tubercules.[3][4] It is frequently confused with Mexichromis katalexis which is similar but has orange markings at the edge of the mantle instead of purple markings containing a darker tubercle. The two species may be found together, feeding on the same sponge.[5]

References

  1. ^ Baba K. (1953). "Three new species and two new records of the genus Glossodoris from Japan". Publications of the Seto Marine Biological Laboratory 3: 205-211.
  2. ^ MolluscaBase (2018). Mexichromis multituberculata (Baba, 1953). Accessed on 2019-01-21
  3. ^ a b Mexichromis multituberculata (Baba, 1953). Sea Slug Forum, accessed 11 March 2009.
  4. ^ Rudman W. B. & Darvell B. W. (1990) "Opisthobranch Molluscs of Hong Kong: Part 1. Nudibranch Families; Goniodorididae, Onchidorididae, Triophidae, Gymnodorididae, Chromodorididae". Asian Marine Biology 7: 31-79.
  5. ^ Rudman, W.B., 2002 (Feb 24). Comment on Mexichromis multituberculata from Bali by Stuart Hutchison. [Message in] Sea Slug Forum. Australian Museum, Sydney.

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