Mexichromis circumflava explained

Mexichromis circumflava is a species of sea slug or dorid nudibranch, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Chromodorididae.

Distribution

This nudibranch is known only from Madang in Papua New Guinea.^[1]

Description

Mexichromis circumflava has a white body, an orange-lined mantle and orange gills and rhinophores.

Like all Chromodorids, this species feeds on sponges.^[2]

Notes and References

1. Rudman, W.B., 2010 (June 4) Durvilledoris circumflavus Rudman, 1990. [In] Sea Slug Forum. Australian Museum, Sydney.
2. Rudman W.B. & Bergquist, P.R., 2007. "A review of feeding specificity in the sponge-feeding Chromodorididae (Nudibranchia: Mollusca). Molluscan Research 27(2): 60–88.