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Mexichromis festiva Festive Nudibranch

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

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Mexichromis festiva,Cook Island, New South Wales, Australia 2016


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lexID:
5612 
AphiaID:
558358 
Scientific:
Mexichromis festiva 
German:
Festliche Prachtsternschnecken 
English:
Festive Nudibranch 
Category:
Nudibranchs 
Family tree:
Animalia (Kingdom) > Mollusca (Phylum) > Gastropoda (Class) > Doridida (Order) > Chromodorididae (Family) > Mexichromis (Genus) > festiva (Species) 
Initial determination:
(Angas, ), 1864 
Occurrence:
Australia, Endemic species 
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:
up to 1.18" (3 cm) 
Temperature:
15,3 °F - 30,5 °F (15,3°C - 30,5°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:
 
Author:
Publisher:
Meerwasser-Lexikon.de
Created:
Last edit:
2025-11-21 19:58:10 

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Mexichromis festiva (Angas, 1864)

Mexichromis festiva was described from Port Jackson, Australia.

Synonymised names
Chromodoris festiva (Angas, 1864) · unaccepted
Goniodoris festiva Angas, 1864 · unaccepted (original combination)
Hypselodoris festiva (Angas, 1864) · unaccepted

External links

  1. reeflifesurvey (en). Abgerufen am 21.11.2025.
  2. The Sea Slug Forum (en). Abgerufen am 07.08.2020.

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Mexichromis festiva,Abattoir, State of New South Wales, Australien 2015
Mexichromis festiva,Abattoir, State of New South Wales, Australien 2015
Mexichromis festiva,Cook Island, New South Wales, Australia 2016
Mexichromis festiva,Julia Rocks, New South Wales, Australia 2017

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