Mexichromis

Mexichromis
Mexichromis multituberculata, anterior end towards the upper left
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Order: Nudibranchia
Family: Chromodorididae
Genus: Mexichromis
Bertsch, 1977[1]
Type species
Mexichromis antonii
(Bertsch, 1976)
Synonyms
  • Durvilledoris Rudman, 1984
  • Pectenodoris Rudman, 1984

Mexichromis is a genus of colourful sea slugs, dorid nudibranchs, shell-less marine gastropod mollusks in the family Chromodorididae.[2][3][4][5][6][7] Current synonymy follows a revision of Chromodorididae which used molecular phylogeny.[8]

  1. ^ Bertsch H. (1977). "The Chromodoridinae nudibranchs from the Pacific coast of America.— Part I. Investigative methods and supraspecific taxonomy". The Veliger 20(2): 113.
  2. ^ Caballer, M.; Bouchet, P. (2011). Mexichromis Bertsch, 1977. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species on 2011-03-03
  3. ^ 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. page(s): 208
  4. ^ Rudman, 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): 323
  5. ^ Rudman 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): 54
  6. ^ Rudman 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): 287
  7. ^ Rolán E., 2005. Malacological Fauna From The Cape Verde Archipelago. Part 1, Polyplacophora and Gastropoda.
  8. ^ Johnson R.F. & Gosliner T.M. (2012) Traditional taxonomic groupings mask evolutionary history: A molecular phylogeny and new classification of the chromodorid nudibranchs. PLoS ONE 7(4): e33479