| Mexichromis macropus | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Order: | Nudibranchia |
| Family: | Chromodorididae |
| Genus: | Mexichromis |
| Species: | M. macropus |
| Binomial name | |
| Mexichromis macropus Rudman, 1983 | |
Mexichromis macropus is a species of sea slug, a dorid nudibranch, a shell-less marine gastropod mollusk in the family Chromodorididae.
Distribution
This species is recorded from temperate and subtropical Australia including SW Western Australia, South Australia, Tasmania, Victoria, New South Wales and southern Queensland.
Description
Mexichromis macropus has a mantle border decorated with radially arranged orange or yellow-orange stripes rather than spots, as in Mexichromis katalexis or continuous lines as in Mexichromis mariei. The mantle ranges in colour from white to pink-purple and has scattered pointed papillae tipped in purple.
Ecology
This species feeds on a sponge in the genus Dysidea.
References
- Rudman W.B. (1983) The Chromodorididae (Opisthobranchia: Mollusca) of the Indo-West Pacific: Chromodoris splendida, C. aspersa and Hypselodoris placida colour groups. Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society 78: 105-173.
- MolluscaBase (2018). Mexichromis macropus Rudman, 1983. Accessed on 2019-01-22.
- ^ Rudman, W.B., 1999 (January 16) Mexichromis macropus Rudman, 1983. Sea Slug Forum. Australian Museum, Sydney.
| Taxon identifiers | |
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| Mexichromis macropus | |