Mexichromis macropus from Rapid Bay Jetty

February 21, 2004
From: Dave Harasti


Hi Bill,
I'm having some difficulty identifying this nudibranch that I found under Rapid Bay Jetty [Fleurieu Peninsula, South Australia] in January 2004. Depth was about 4 metres and water temp was 20 degrees. This animal was about 3cm long.

I thought it could be the species Chromodoris ambiguus. Is this identification correct?

Regards,
Dave

diving@webone.com.au

Harasti, D., 2004 (Feb 21) Mexichromis macropus from Rapid Bay Jetty. [Message in] Sea Slug Forum. Australian Museum, Sydney. Available from http://www.seaslugforum.net/find/12272

Dear Dave,
This is Mexichromis macropus which is characterised by the radial orange lines around the mantle edge and the pointed papillae, often tipped in purple. I named this species macropus after the genus name for the kangaroo, as the first specimens I had came from Kangaroo Island in South Australia.
Best wishes
Bill Rudman

Rudman, W.B., 2004 (Feb 21). Comment on Mexichromis macropus from Rapid Bay Jetty by Dave Harasti. [Message in] Sea Slug Forum. Australian Museum, Sydney. Available from http://www.seaslugforum.net/find/12272

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