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Mexichromis multituberculata

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Kingdom
  
Animalia

Superfamily
  
Doridoidea

Genus
  
Mexichromis

Rank
  
Species

Class
  
Gastropoda

Family
  
Chromodorididae

Phylum
  
Mollusca

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Scientific name
  
Mexichromis multituberculata

Similar
  
Mexichromis, Doriprismatica atromarginata, Cadlinella ornatissima, Glossodoris cincta, Ceratosoma trilobatum

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Mexichromis multituberculata is a species of sea slug, a dorid nudibranch, a shell-less marine gastropod mollusk in the family Chromodorididae.

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Distribution

This animal was initially found in the Seto Inland Sea and Kii Channel, Japan, and later near Hainan Island and Hong Kong in China, and has been photographed in Indonesia, Malaysia, Papua New Guinea, Sulawesi, Egypt, Thailand.

Description

This species has purple spots around the edge of the mantle. The mantle also has scattered purple-tipped tubercules.

References

Mexichromis multituberculata Wikipedia