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Rostanga aureamala

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Rostanga aureamala
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Order: Nudibranchia
Family: Discodorididae
Genus: Rostanga
Species:
R. aureamala
Binomial name
Rostanga aureamala
Garovoy, Valdés & Gosliner, 2001[1]

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

Distribution

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This species was described from Algoa Bay, South Africa, 34°1′10.68″S 25°43′0.69″E / 34.0196333°S 25.7168583°E / -34.0196333; 25.7168583.[2]

Description

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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

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  1. ^ a b 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.
  2. ^ Rudman, W.B., 2002 (February 15) Rostanga aureamala Garovoy, Valdés & Gosliner, 2001. [In] Sea Slug Forum. Australian Museum, Sydney.
  3. ^ 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