Rostanga lutescens explained

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

Distribution

This species was described from Timor, Indonesia. It has subsequently been reported from the Marshall Islands.^{[1] [2]}

Notes and References

1. Johnson, S. & Bertsch, H. (1985) Rediscovery and Redescription of Rostanga lutescens (Bergh, 1905), comb nov. (Gastropoda: Nudibranchia). The Veliger, 27(4): 406-410.
2. Rudman, W.B., 2002 (February 4) Rostanga lutescens Rudman & Avern, 1989. [In Sea Slug Forum. Australian Museum, Sydney.]

   Description

   This dorid nudibranch is a pale, translucent orange or yellow in colour, and the dorsum is covered with caryophyllidia.

   Ecology

   Most species of Rostanga feed on sponges of the family Microcionidae.

   References