Mexichromis antonii
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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. antonii
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| Mexichromis antonii (Bertsch, 1976)[1]
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Mexichromis antonii is a species of sea slug, a dorid nudibranch, a shell-less marine gastropod mollusk in the family Chromodorididae.[2][3]
Distribution
[edit]The holotype of this species was collected in 9 m (30 ft) of water at Punta Aguja (near Mulege), Baja California, Mexico (26°53′N 111°56′W / 26.883°N 111.933°W). Three paratypes were also included in the original description, from Isla San Jose, (24°53′N 110°34′W / 24.883°N 110.567°W), Los Islotes, (24°36′N 110°24′W / 24.600°N 110.400°W) and Santiago Bay, near Manzanillo, Colima, (19°06′N 104°23′W / 19.100°N 104.383°W). It has been reported from the Gulf of California south to Panama.[4]
Description
[edit]Mexichromis antonii has a light blue mantle with two bands of colour at the edge, inner black and outer yellow-orange. There is a mid-dorsal line of white which is broken into elongate spots surrounded by a pink-magenta region which stretches from the rhinophore bases to the gill. The light blue area is divided longitudinally by a faint black line. The bases of the rhinophores and gill leaves are pale magenta with the outer half black.[5] Grows to 12 mm (0.47 in) in length.[4]
Ecology
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References
[edit]- ^ Bertsch H. (1976) A new species of Chromodoris (Opisthobranchia: Nudibranchia) from tropical West America. The Veliger 19(2): 156-158.
- ^ MolluscaBase (2018). Chromodoris antonii Bertsch, 1976. Accessed on 2019-01-22.
- ^ Rudman W.B. (1984) The Chromodorididae (Opisthobranchia: Mollusca) of the Indo-West Pacific: a review of the genera. Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society 81 (2/3): 115-273.
- ^ a b Behrens, D. W., & Hermosillo, A. (2005) Eastern Pacific nudibranchs, a guide to the opisthobranchs from Alaska to Central America. vi + 137 pp., 314 photos. Sea Challengers, Monterey, California, page 85.
- ^ Rudman, W.B., 2006 (March 13) Mexichromis antonii (Bertsch, 1976). [In] Sea Slug Forum. Australian Museum, Sydney.