Scott & Jeanette Johnson, Kwajalein Unterwater
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Mexichromis lemniscata (Quoy & Gaimard, 1832)
The body purple in colour, with a white and purple-lined mantle. Mantle with a broad creamy yellow border and three white/yellow bands running from the rhinophores to the gills. The rhinophore stalk is transparent colourless, the basal half of the rhinophore club is red or orange and the upper half shades of purple. It's the same pattern for the gills.
The foot colour is bluish-purple .
This species is easily confused with other similarly coloured nudibranchs.
Mexichromis lemniscata feeds on sponges.
Synonymised names:
Chromodoris clitonota Bergh, 1905
Chromodoris luxuriosa Bergh, 1875
Chromodoris scurra Bergh, 1874
Chromodoris variegata Pease, 1871
Doris dorsalis Gould, 1852
Doris lemniscata Quoy & Gaimard, 1832 (original combination)
Durvilledoris lemniscata (Quoy & Gaimard, 1832)
Glossodoris clitonota (Bergh, 1905)
Glossodoris lemniscata (Quoy & Gaimard, 1832)
The body purple in colour, with a white and purple-lined mantle. Mantle with a broad creamy yellow border and three white/yellow bands running from the rhinophores to the gills. The rhinophore stalk is transparent colourless, the basal half of the rhinophore club is red or orange and the upper half shades of purple. It's the same pattern for the gills.
The foot colour is bluish-purple .
This species is easily confused with other similarly coloured nudibranchs.
Mexichromis lemniscata feeds on sponges.
Synonymised names:
Chromodoris clitonota Bergh, 1905
Chromodoris luxuriosa Bergh, 1875
Chromodoris scurra Bergh, 1874
Chromodoris variegata Pease, 1871
Doris dorsalis Gould, 1852
Doris lemniscata Quoy & Gaimard, 1832 (original combination)
Durvilledoris lemniscata (Quoy & Gaimard, 1832)
Glossodoris clitonota (Bergh, 1905)
Glossodoris lemniscata (Quoy & Gaimard, 1832)
