Beau Vallon Magnificent Slug
Mexichromis multituberculata
- Usual depth5–20 m
- Water temperature20–30 °C
- Best monthsApril, August, and November
- How commonOccasional
Photo credit: (c) Georgina Jones, some rights reserved (CC BY-SA) · CC BY-SA · iNaturalist
About this species
Mexichromis multituberculata is a species of sea slug, a dorid nudibranch, a shell-less marine gastropod mollusk in the family Chromodorididae.
Text from the Wikipedia article “Mexichromis multituberculata”, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Read the article
Where and when
Where it has been recorded
Worldwide
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Best months
Worldwide (open data)
- January: 52 records
- February: 52 records
- March: 66 records
- April: 90 records
- May: 69 records
- June: 46 records
- July: 78 records
- August: 91 records
- September: 73 records
- October: 83 records
- November: 86 records
- December: 77 records
Depth and water temperature
Depth
Mostly recorded at 5–20 m · Deepest record: 28 m
Water temperature
Recorded in surface water of 20–30 °C
Photos
(c) Dan Schofield, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC BY · iNaturalist 
(c) Georgina Jones, some rights reserved (CC BY-SA) · CC BY-SA · iNaturalist 
(c) portioid, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC BY · iNaturalist 
(c) Kai Squires, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC BY · iNaturalist 
(c) Dan Schofield, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC BY · iNaturalist 
(c) portioid, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC BY · iNaturalist 
no rights reserved · CC0 1.0 · iNaturalist
Names and classification
- English
- Beau Vallon Magnificent Slug, Bumpy Mexichromis, Tuberculate Sea Goddess
Names in 3 more languages
- French
- Mexichromis tuberculée
- Japanese
- レンゲウミウシ
- Simplified Chinese
- 多疣多彩海蛞蝓
Other scientific names: Glossodoris multituberculata
Similar species
Three-lines Purple DorisMexichromis trilineata
Twinspot Rainbow DoridMexichromis pusilla
- Marie's Mexichromis
Mexichromis mariei
Slender ceratosoma nudibranchCeratosoma gracillimum
Sources and credits
Names and taxonomy: WoRMS (CC BY 4.0) and the GBIF Backbone (CC BY 4.0). Photos: iNaturalist observers, each under the licence shown (CC0, CC BY or CC BY-SA).
- Depth, temperature, months and maps: records from OBIS and GBIF under CC0 or CC BY.
- Descriptions: Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA, each linked to its article.
- Conservation status as published by GBIF (IUCN Red List).
- 320 open-data records from 1987 to 2026.
- Species data updated October 26, 2026.
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