Mexichromis festiva

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| genus = Mexichromis

| species = festiva

| authority = (Angas, 1864)Angas, George French. 1864. [https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/54459#page/51/mode/1up Description d'espèces nouvelles appartenant à plusieurs genres de Mollusques Nudibranches des environs de Port-Jackson (Nouvelle-Galles du Sud), accompagnée de dessins faits d'après nature.] Journal de Conchyliologie, series 3, 12:43-70, pls. 4-6, [https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/16055266 Goniodoris festiva p. 53.]

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| Goniodoris festiva| Angas, 1864

| Chromodoris festiva| (Angas, 1864)

| Hypselodoris festiva| (Angas, 1864)

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Mexichromis festiva is a species of sea slug, a dorid nudibranch, a shell-less marine gastropod mollusc in the family Chromodorididae.Caballer, M. (2015). [http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=558358 Mexichromis festiva (Angas, 1864).] In: MolluscaBase (2015). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species on 2015-11-17

Distribution

This species was described from Port Jackson, Australia.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. p. 155

Description

Mexichromis festiva is a white chromodorid nudibranch with raised pink spots on the mantle. The edge of the mantle has a broken yellow line superimposed on an opaque white margin. The gill rachis is pink and the gill leaves are white. The outer half of the rhinophores is pink.Rudman, W.B., 1999 (January 16) [http://www.seaslugforum.net/factsheet/mexifest Mexichromis festiva (Angas, 1864).] [In] Sea Slug Forum. Australian Museum, Sydney.

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