{{Short description|Species of gastropod}} {{Use dmy dates|date=May 2017}} {{Speciesbox | image = Mexichromis multituberculata.jpg | image_caption = | genus = Mexichromis | species = multituberculata | authority = (Baba, 1953)<ref>Baba K. (1953). "Three new species and two new records of the genus ''Glossodoris'' from Japan". ''Publications of the Seto Marine Biological Laboratory'' '''3''': 205-211.</ref> | synonyms = {{species list | Glossodoris multituberculata|Baba, 1953 }} }}

'''''Mexichromis multituberculata''''' is a species of sea slug, a dorid nudibranch, a shell-less marine gastropod mollusk in the family Chromodorididae.<ref>MolluscaBase (2018). [http://molluscabase.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=558673 ''Mexichromis multituberculata'' (Baba, 1953).] Accessed on 2019-01-21</ref> == 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.<ref name="seaslugforum">[http://www.seaslugforum.net/find/meximult ''Mexichromis multituberculata'' (Baba, 1953).] Sea Slug Forum, accessed 11 March 2009.</ref>

thumb|left| A pair of ''Mexichromis multituberculata''

==Description== This species has purple spots around the edge of the mantle. The mantle also has scattered purple-tipped tubercules.<ref name="seaslugforum"/><ref>Rudman W. B. & Darvell B. W. (1990) "Opisthobranch Molluscs of Hong Kong: Part 1. Nudibranch Families; Goniodorididae, Onchidorididae, Triophidae, Gymnodorididae, Chromodorididae". ''Asian Marine Biology'' '''7''': 31-79.</ref> It is frequently confused with ''Mexichromis katalexis'' which is similar but has orange markings at the edge of the mantle instead of purple markings containing a darker tubercle. The two species may be found together, feeding on the same sponge.<ref>Rudman, W.B., 2002 (Feb 24). [http://www.seaslugforum.net/find/6273 Comment on ''Mexichromis multituberculata'' from Bali by Stuart Hutchison.] <nowiki>[Message in]</nowiki> Sea Slug Forum. Australian Museum, Sydney.</ref> {{-}} ==References== {{Reflist}}

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Category:Chromodorididae Category:Gastropods described in 1953 Category:Taxa named by Kikutaro Baba