Rostanga aliusrubens
| Rostanga alisae | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| (unranked): | clade Heterobranchia clade Euthyneura |
| Superfamily: | Doridoidea |
| Family: | Discodorididae |
| Genus: | Rostanga |
| Species: | R. aliusrubens |
| Binomial name | |
| Rostanga aliusrubens Rudman & Avern, 1989[1] | |
Rostanga aliusrubens is a species of sea slug, a dorid nudibranch, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Discodorididae.
Distribution
This species was described from Darwin, Northern Territory, Australia.
Description
This dorid nudibranch is red and the dorsum is covered with caryophyllidia; it is very similar to other species of Rostanga.[1]
Ecology
Rostanga aliusrubens is found on a colony of the red sponge, Clathria lendenfeldi (family Microcionidae) on which it presumably feeds.[1] Most other species of Rostanga also feed on sponges of the family Microcionidae.
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