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Description
Mexichromis (Bertsch, 1977) is an accepted genus of small dorid nudibranchs in the family Chromodorididae (subfamily Miamirinae). According to seaslug.world it has 11 species, the type species from the eastern Pacific and the rest from the Indo-Pacific, and it absorbed the names Durvilledoris and Pectenodoris. All members feed on sponges of the family Dysideidae (as stated by that source).
Identification
Usually under about 25 mm. The mantle is purple, pink or white with a yellow or orange marginal band, and scattered low tubercles or opaque spots on the back. The source notes that there is no single simple character separating the genus from other chromodorids.
Species in this genus (3)
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