Mexichromis pusilla

Mexichromis pusilla is a species of sea slug or dorid nudibranch, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Chromodorididae.^[2][3]

Mexichromis pusilla
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Mollusca
Class:	Gastropoda
Order:	Nudibranchia
Family:	Chromodorididae
Genus:	Mexichromis
Species:	M. pusilla
Binomial name
Mexichromis pusilla (Bergh, 1874)[1]
Synonyms[2]
Chromodoris pusilla Bergh, 1874 (basionym) Durvilledoris pusilla (Bergh, 1874)

Distribution

This nudibranch is found in the tropical Indo-Pacific Ocean.^[4]

Description

Mexichromis pusilla has a pink-orange body, gills and rhinophores. The mantle is edged with a broad pale yellow band, and there are two white spots on its dorsum. This species is easily confused with other similarly coloured nudibranchs, especially Verconia varians and Verconia norba.^[4][5][6][7]

This species can reach a total length of at least 20 mm,^[4] and like all Chromodorids, feeds on sponges.