Rostanga lutescens

Rostanga lutescens
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Order: Nudibranchia
Family: Discodorididae
Genus: Rostanga
Species:
R. lutescens
Binomial name
Rostanga lutescens
(Bergh, 1905)[1]

Rostanga lutescens, is a species of sea slug, a dorid nudibranch, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Discodorididae.

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

  1. ^ Bergh, R. (1905). Die Opisthobranchia. Siboga Expedition Monograph 50: 1-248. Plates 1-20.
  2. ^ a b Johnson, S. & Bertsch, H. (1985) Rediscovery and Redescription of Rostanga lutescens (Bergh, 1905), comb nov. (Gastropoda: Nudibranchia). The Veliger, 27(4): 406-410.
  3. ^ Rudman, W.B., 2002 (February 4) Rostanga lutescens Rudman & Avern, 1989. [In] Sea Slug Forum. Australian Museum, Sydney.