Mexichromis albofimbria

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Mexichromis albofimbria
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Heterobranchia
Infraclass: Euthyneura
Clade: Nudipleura
Order: Nudibranchia
Superfamily: Doridoidea
Family: Chromodorididae
Genus: Mexichromis
Species:
M. albofimbria
Binomial name
Mexichromis albofimbria
(Rudman, 1995) [1]
Synonyms
  • Durvilledoris albofimbriaRudman, 1995

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

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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

  1. ↑ 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.
  2. 1 2 3 4 [Rudman, W.B., 2005 (January 31) Durvilledoris albofimbria Rudman, 1995. [In] Sea Slug Forum. Australian Museum, Sydney.]


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