Rostanga lutescens
Rostanga lutescens, is a species of sea slug, a dorid nudibranch, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Discodorididae.
| Rostanga lutescens | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Subclass: | Heterobranchia |
| Order: | Nudibranchia |
| Suborder: | Doridina |
| Superfamily: | Doridoidea |
| Family: | Discodorididae |
| Genus: | Rostanga |
| Species: | R. lutescens |
| Binomial name | |
| Rostanga lutescens (Bergh, 1905)[1] | |
Distribution
This species was described from Timor, Indonesia. It has subsequently been reported from the Marshall Islands.[2][3]
Description
This dorid nudibranch is a pale, translucent orange or yellow in colour, and the dorsum is covered with caryophyllidia.[2]
Ecology
Most species of Rostanga feed on sponges of the family Microcionidae.
References
- Bergh, R. (1905). Die Opisthobranchia. Siboga Expedition Monograph 50: 1-248. Plates 1-20.
- Johnson, S. & Bertsch, H. (1985) Rediscovery and Redescription of Rostanga lutescens (Bergh, 1905), comb nov. (Gastropoda: Nudibranchia). The Veliger, 27(4): 406-410.
- Rudman, W.B., 2002 (February 4) [http://www.seaslugforum.net/factsheet/rostlute Rostanga lutescens Rudman & Avern, 1989. [In] Sea Slug Forum. Australian Museum, Sydney.
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