Mexichromis lemniscata
| Mexichromis lemniscata | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| (unranked): | clade Heterobranchia clade Euthyneura clade Nudipleura clade Nudibranchia |
| Superfamily: | Doridoidea |
| Family: | Chromodorididae |
| Genus: | Mexichromis |
| Species: | M. lemniscata |
| Binomial name | |
| Mexichromis lemniscata (Quoy & Gaimard, 1832)[1] | |
| Synonyms[2] | |
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Mexichromis lemniscata is a species of colorful sea slug or dorid nudibranch, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Chromodorididae.[1][2]
Distribution
This nudibranch is found in the tropical Indo-Pacific Ocean.[1]
Description
Mexichromis lemniscata has a pale pink-red body, with a white and purple-lined mantle. There are three thick lines on its dorsum, coloured yellow-white-yellow respectively. The gills and rhinophores are covered with different coloured rings, from base to tip, white-red-purple-lilac. This species is easily confused with other similarly coloured nudibranchs, especially Pectenodoris trilineata.[1]
Mexichromis lemniscata can reach a total length of at least 35 mm, and like all Chromodorids, feeds on sponges.[3]
References
- 1 2 3 4
- 1 2 Caballer, M. (2011). Mexichromis lemniscata (Quoy & Gaimard, 1832). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=597878 on 28 May 2012
- ↑ http://www.seaslugforum.net/find/8044
- Quoy, J.R. & Gaimard, J.P. (1832). Voyage de decouvertes de L'Astrolabe pendant les annees 1826-1827-1828-1829, sous le commandement de M.J. Dumont D'Urville. Zoologie, 2: 1-686.
- 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: 115-273.
- Rudman W.B. (1990) The Chromodorididae (Opisthobranchia: Mollusca) of the Indo-West Pacific: further species of Glossodoris, Thorunna and the Chromodoris aureomarginata colour group. Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society 100: 263-326 page(s): 287
- Debelius, H. & Kuiter, R.H. (2007) Nudibranchs of the world. ConchBooks, Frankfurt, 360 pp. ISBN 978-3-939767-06-0 page(s): 201
- Gosliner, T.M., Behrens, D.W. & Valdés, Á. (2008) Indo-Pacific Nudibranchs and seaslugs. A field guide to the world's most diverse fauna. Sea Challengers Natural History Books, Washington, 426 pp. page(s): 256
- Johnson R.F. & Gosliner T.M. (2012) Traditional taxonomic groupings mask evolutionary history: A molecular phylogeny and new classification of the chromodorid nudibranchs. PLoS ONE 7(4): e33479.
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