Kingdom Animalia Class Gastropoda Family Discodorididae | Phylum Mollusca Superfamily Doridoidea Genus Rostanga | |
Rostanga aliusrubens is a species of sea slug, a dorid nudibranch, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Discodorididae.
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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.
Ecology
Rostanga aliusrubens is found on a colony of the red sponge, Clathria lendenfeldi (family Microcionidae) on which it presumably feeds. Most other species of Rostanga also feed on sponges of the family Microcionidae.
References
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