Rostanga aureamala
Rostanga aureamala is a species of sea slug, a dorid nudibranch, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Discodorididae.
| Rostanga aureamala | |
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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. aureamala |
| Binomial name | |
| Rostanga aureamala Garovoy, Valdés & Gosliner, 2001[1] | |
Distribution
This species was described from Algoa Bay, South Africa, 34°1′10.68″S 25°43′0.69″E.[2]
Description
This dorid nudibranch is bright orange to reddish-orange in colour and the dorsum is covered with caryophyllidia; in form it is very similar to other species of Rostanga. It grows to 45 mm (1.8 in) in length.[1] It is illustrated as Rostanga sp. 3 in Gosliner, 1987.[3]
References
- Garovoy, J.B., Valdés, A., & Gosliner, T.M. (2001) Phylogeny of the genus Rostanga (Nudibranchia), with descriptions of three new species from South Africa. Journal of Molluscan Studies 67: 131-144.
- Rudman, W.B., 2002 (February 15) Rostanga aureamala Garovoy, Valdés & Gosliner, 2001. [In] Sea Slug Forum. Australian Museum, Sydney.
- Gosliner, T., 1987 Nudibranchs of southern Africa: A guide to Opisthobranch molluscs of southern Africa. page 72, Fig. 99. Sea Challengers, Monterey. ISBN 0-930118-13-8
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