Biology:Rostanga alisae

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Short description: Species of gastropod

Rostanga alisae
Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Heterobranchia
Order: Nudibranchia
Suborder: Doridina
Superfamily: Doridoidea
Family: Discodorididae
Genus: Rostanga
Species:
R. alisae
Binomial name
Rostanga alisae
Martynov, 2003[1]

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

Distribution

This species was described from Peter the Great Bay, Japan Sea, Russia.

Description

Ecology

This nudibranch is found from the intertidal zone to 15 m depth, feeding on the red sponge Ophlitaspongia pennata in the family Microcionidae.

References

  1. Martynov A. V. 2003. A new species of the genus Rostanga Bergh, 1879 (Mollusca: Opisthobranchia) from the Peter the Great Bay, the Japan Sea, with a discussion on the genus Boreodoris Odhner, 1939. Ruthenica 13(2): 141-147.

Wikidata ☰ Q14287520 entry