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Species of gastropod

Rostanga bifurcata
Lembeh, Indonesia - Rostanga bifurcata
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Order: Nudibranchia
Family: Discodorididae
Genus: Rostanga
Species: R. bifurcata
Binomial name
Rostanga bifurcata
Rudman & Avern, 1989

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

Distribution

This species was described from Botany Bay, Sydney, Australia. It has subsequently been reported from western Australia, Singapore, Hong Kong, and Tasmania.

Description

This dorid nudibranch is red, and the dorsum is covered with caryophyllidia; it is very similar to other species of Rostanga.

Ecology

This nudibranch is found on a colony of the red sponge, Antho chartacea (family Microcionidae) on which it presumably feeds. Most other species of Rostanga also feed on sponges of the family Microcionidae.

References

  1. ^ Rudman, W.B. & Avern, G.J. (1989) The genus Rostanga Bergh, 1879 (Nudibranchia:Dorididae) in the Indo-West Pacific. Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society 96: 281-338.
  2. Rudman, W.B., 2002 (February 4) Rostanga bifurcata Rudman & Avern, 1989. Sea Slug Forum. Australian Museum, Sydney.
Taxon identifiers
Rostanga bifurcata
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