Mexichromis tura Nudibranch

Mexichromis tura is commonly referred to as Nudibranch. Difficulty in the aquarium: Not suitable for aquarium keeping. Toxicity: Toxic hazard unknown.

Scott & Jeanette Johnson, Kwajalein Unterwater

Mexichromis tura

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AphiaID:: 558665

Scientific:: Mexichromis tura
German:: Nacktschnecke
English:: Nudibranch

Category:: Ślimaki nagoskrzelne

Family tree:: Animalia (Kingdom) > Mollusca (Phylum) > Gastropoda (Class) > Nudibranchia (Order) > Chromodorididae (Family) > Mexichromis (Genus) > tura (Species)
Initial determination:: (Marcus & Marcus, ), 1967

Occurrence:: Eastern Pacific Ocean, Marschall Islands, Mexico (East Pacific), Panama
Marine Zone:: Subtidal, sublittoral, infralittoral, deep zone of the oceans from the lower limit of the intertidal zone (intertidal) to the shelf edge at about 200 m water depth. neritic.
Sea depth:: Meter
Habitats:: Seawater, Sea water
Size:: 0.28" - 0.39" (0.7cm - 1cm)
Temperature:: 68 °F - 82.4 °F (20°C - 28°C)
Food:: Carnivore, Food specialist, Sponges
Difficulty:: Not suitable for aquarium keeping
Offspring:: None
Toxicity:: Toxic hazard unknown

CITES:

Not evaluated

Red List:

Not evaluated (NE)

Related species at Catalog of Life:

More related species in this lexicon:

Mexichromis katalexis
Katalexis Mexichromis

Author:: Meerwasser-Lexikon Team
Publisher:: Meerwasser-Lexikon.de
Created:: 2015-01-26 19:35:48
Last edit:: 2026-05-03 20:15:36

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Mexichromis tura (Marcus & Marcus, 1967)

The mantle is a dark purplish black with small bright orange spots.Mexichromis tura have a 5-banded mantle margin.There is a bright orange band, followed a purplish black band,a milky bluish white, a purplish black and a brokenmilky yellow band on the mantle edge.The foot and rhinophores are deep purplish black in colour. The gills are translucent colourless purplish tiped.

Mexichromis tura is one of a group of yellow spotted blue chromodorids from the eastern Pacific.Very similar is Mexichromis antonii, which differs in one of the 5 margin bands.

Synonymised names
Chromodoris tura Ev. Marcus & Er. Marcus, 1967 · unaccepted (original combination)
Glossodoris tura (Ev. Marcus & Er. Marcus, 1967) · unaccepted
Thorunna tura (Ev. Marcus & Er. Marcus, 1967) · unaccepted

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