# Mexichromis > Mediated Wiki article. Canonical URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Mexichromis > Markdown URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Mexichromis.md > Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mexichromis > Source revision: 1350620030 > License: Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/) {{Short description|Genus of gastropods}} {{Use dmy dates|date=February 2020}} {{Automatic taxobox | image = Mexichromis multituberculata.jpg | image_caption = ''[Mexichromis multituberculata](/source/Mexichromis_multituberculata)'', anterior end towards the upper left | taxon = Mexichromis | authority = Bertsch, 1977Bertsch H. (1977). "The Chromodoridinae nudibranchs from the Pacific coast of America.— Part I. Investigative methods and supraspecific taxonomy". ''The Veliger'' '''20'''(2): 113. | type_species = ''Mexichromis antonii'' | type_species_authority = (Bertsch, 1976) | synonyms = {{species list | Durvilledoris| Rudman, 1984 | Pectenodoris| Rudman, 1984 }} }} '''''Mexichromis''''' is a [genus](/source/genus) of colourful [sea slug](/source/sea_slug)s, dorid [nudibranch](/source/nudibranch)s, shell-less [marine](/source/marine_(ocean)) [gastropod](/source/gastropod) [mollusk](/source/mollusk)s in the subfamily Miamirinae of the family [Chromodorididae](/source/Chromodorididae).MolluscaBase eds. (2026). MolluscaBase. [https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=224364 ''Mexichromis'' Bertsch, 1977.] Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species on 2026-04-22Rudman 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. page(s): 208Rudman, W.B. (1986). ''The Chromodorididae (Ophistobranchia: Mollusca) of the Indo-West Pacific: Noumea purpurea and Chromodoris decora colour groups.'' Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society 86 (4): 309-353. page(s): 323Rudman W.B. & Darvell B.W. (1990) ''Opisthobranch molluscs of Hong Kong: Part 1. Goniodorididae, Onchidorididae, Triophidae, Gymnodorididae, Chromodorididae (Nudibranchia)'' . Asian Marine Biology 7: 31-79. page(s): 54Rudman 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): 287Rolán E., 2005. ''Malacological Fauna From The Cape Verde Archipelago. Part 1, Polyplacophora and Gastropoda.'' Current synonymy follows a revision of Chromodorididae which used molecular phylogeny.Johnson R.F. & Gosliner T.M. (2012) [http://www.plosone.org/article/info%3Adoi%2F10.1371%2Fjournal.pone.0033479 ''Traditional taxonomic groupings mask evolutionary history: A molecular phylogeny and new classification of the chromodorid nudibranchs''.] PLoS ONE 7(4): e33479 ==Distribution== The genus ''Mexichromis'' is represented in the [Eastern Pacific](/source/Eastern_Pacific) by five species, ''[Mexichromis antonii](/source/Mexichromis_antonii)'', ''[Mexichromis amalguae](/source/Mexichromis_amalguae)'', ''[Mexichromis porterae](/source/Mexichromis_porterae)'', ''[Mexichromis tica](/source/Mexichromis_tica)'' and ''[Mexichromis tura](/source/Mexichromis_tura)''. In the central Indo-Pacific region there are three groups of species, ''[Mexichromis festiva](/source/Mexichromis_festiva)'', ''[Mexichromis katalexis](/source/Mexichromis_katalexis)'', ''[Mexichromis macropus](/source/Mexichromis_macropus)'', ''[Mexichromis mariei](/source/Mexichromis_mariei)'' and ''[Mexichromis multituberculata](/source/Mexichromis_multituberculata)'', all with compact bodies and large dorsal tubercles, ''[Mexichromis aurora](/source/Mexichromis_aurora)'' and ''[Mexichromis trilineata](/source/Mexichromis_trilineata)'' which were formerly placed in the genus ''[Pectenodoris](/source/Pectenodoris)'' because of their radula morphology, plus ''[Mexichromis lemniscata](/source/Mexichromis_lemniscata)'', ''[Mexichromis pusilla](/source/Mexichromis_pusilla)'', ''[Mexichromis albofimbria](/source/Mexichromis_albofimbria)'', ''[Mexichromis circumflava](/source/Mexichromis_circumflava)'' and ''[Mexichromis similaris](/source/Mexichromis_similaris)'' with long, narrow bodies, which were formerly placed in the genus ''Durvilledoris''. == Species == Species in the genus ''Mexichromis'' include: {{Linked species list |Mexichromis albofimbria|Rudman, 1995 |Mexichromis antonii| (Bertsch, 1976)Rudman, W.B., 2006 (13 March) [http://www.seaslugforum.net/factsheet/mexianto ''Mexichromis antonii'' (Bertsch, 1976).] [In] Sea Slug Forum. Australian Museum, Sydney. |Mexichromis aurora| (R.F. Johnson & Gosliner, 1998) |Mexichromis circumflava|Rudman, 1990 |Mexichromis festiva| (Angas, 1864)Rudman, W.B., 1999 (16 January) [http://www.seaslugforum.net/factsheet/mexifest ''Mexichromis festiva'' (Angas, 1864).] [In] Sea Slug Forum. Australian Museum, Sydney. |Mexichromis katalexis| Yonow, 2001Yonow (2001). ''[Zoologische Mededelingen](/source/Zoologische_Mededelingen)''| (Leiden) '''75'''(1-15): 3-50. |Mexichromis lemniscata| (Quoy & Gaimard, 1832) |Mexichromis macropus| [Rudman](/source/William_B._Rudman), 1983Bouchet, P. (2010). [http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=533928 ''Mexichromis macropus'' Rudman, 1983.] Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species on 2010-12-16 |Mexichromis mariei| (Crosse, 1872)Rudman, W.B., 1999 (16 January) [http://www.seaslugforum.net/factsheet/meximari ''Mexichromis mariei'' (Crosse, 1872).] [In] Sea Slug Forum. Australian Museum, Sydney. |Mexichromis multituberculata| (Baba, 1953)Rudman, W.B., 1999 (16 January) [http://www.seaslugforum.net/factsheet/meximult ''Mexichromis multituberculata'' (Baba, 1953).] [In] Sea Slug Forum. Australian Museum, Sydney. |Mexichromis pusilla| (Bergh, 1874) |Mexichromis similaris| (Rudman, 1986) |Mexichromis tica| Gosliner, Ortea & Valdés, 2004Gosliner T. M., Ortea J. & Valdés A. (2004). [http://researcharchive.calacademy.org/research/izg/nudibranchs/GoslinerOrteavaldes55.pdf "New data on tropical eastern Pacific Chromodorididae (Nudibranchia: Doridina) with description of a new species of ''Mexichromis'' Bertsch, 1977".] ''[Proceedings of the California Academy of Sciences](/source/Proceedings_of_the_California_Academy_of_Sciences)''| '''55''': 590-599. |Mexichromis trilineata| (A. Adams & Reeve, 1850) |Mexichromis tura| (Marcus & Marcus, 1967)Rudman, W.B., 2006 (13 March) [http://www.seaslugforum.net/factsheet/mexitura ''Mexichromis tura'' (Marcus & Marcus, 1967).] [In] Sea Slug Forum. Australian Museum, Sydney. }} [[File:Mexichromis mariei.jpg|thumb|left|A pair of ''[Mexichromis mariei](/source/Mexichromis_mariei)'' mating]] ;Species brought into synonymy : * ''Mexichromis amalguae'' Gosliner & Bertsch, 1988: synonym of ''[Felimare amalguae](/source/Felimare_amalguae)'' * ''Mexichromis francoisae'' Bouchet & Ortea, 1980: synonym of ''[Neptunazurea francoisae](/source/Neptunazurea_francoisae)'' * ''[Mexichromis garciagomezi](/source/Mexichromis_garciagomezi)'' Ortea & Á. Valdés, 1996 : synonym of ''[Neptunazurea garciagomezi](/source/Neptunazurea_garciagomezi)'' * ''Mexichromis kempfi'' Ev. Marcus, 1971: synonym of ''[Neptunazurea kempfi](/source/Neptunazurea_kempfi)'' * ''Mexichromis molloi'' Ortea & Valdés, 1996: synonym of ''[Neptunazurea molloi](/source/Neptunazurea_molloi)'' * ''Mexichromis nyalya'' Ev. Marcus & Er. Marcus, 1967: synonym of ''[Felimare nyalya](/source/Felimare_nyalya)'' * ''[Mexichromis paulomirpuri](/source/Mexichromis_paulomirpuri)'' Ortea & Moro, 2018: synonym of ''[Neptunazurea paulomirpuri](/source/Neptunazurea_paulomirpuri)'' * ''Mexichromis porterae'' [Cockerell](/source/Theodore_Dru_Alison_Cockerell), 1902: synonym of ''[Neptunazurea porterae](/source/Neptunazurea_porterae)'' * ''Mexichromis tricolor'' Cantraine, 1835 : synonym of ''[Felimare tricolor](/source/Felimare_tricolor)'' ==References== {{Reflist}} * {{Commons category-inline|Mexichromis}} {{Taxonbar|from=Q973554}} Category:Chromodorididae Category:Gastropod genera --- Adapted from the Wikipedia article [Mexichromis](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mexichromis) by Wikipedia contributors ([contributor history](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mexichromis?action=history)). Available under [Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/). 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