Mexichromis antonii
{{Short description|Species of gastropod}}
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| genus = Mexichromis
| species = antonii
| authority = (Bertsch, 1976)Bertsch H. (1976) [https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/42409283 A new species of Chromodoris (Opisthobranchia: Nudibranchia) from tropical West America.] The Veliger 19(2): 156-158.
| synonyms = {{specieslist |Chromodoris antonii |Bertsch, 1976 }}
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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.MolluscaBase (2018). [http://molluscabase.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=558664 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.
Distribution
The holotype of this species was collected in {{cvt|9|m}} of water at Punta Aguja (near Mulege), Baja California, Mexico ({{coord|26|53|N|111|56|W|scale:500000}}). Three paratypes were also included in the original description, from Isla San Jose, ({{coord|24|53|N|110|34|W|scale:500000}}), Los Islotes, ({{coord|24|36|N|110|24|W|scale:500000}}) and Santiago Bay, near Manzanillo, Colima, ({{coord|19|06|N|104|23|W|scale:500000}}). It has been reported from the Gulf of California south to Panama.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.
Description
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.Rudman, W.B., 2006 (March 13) [http://www.seaslugforum.net/find/mexianto Mexichromis antonii (Bertsch, 1976).] [In] Sea Slug Forum. Australian Museum, Sydney. Grows to {{cvt|12|mm}} in length.
Ecology
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