Rostanga anthelia
| Rostanga anthelia | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Subclass: | Heterobranchia |
| Order: | Nudibranchia |
| Suborder: | Doridina |
| Superfamily: | Doridoidea |
| Family: | Discodorididae |
| Genus: | Rostanga |
| Species: | R. anthelia
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| Binomial name | |
| Rostanga anthelia Perrone, 1991[1]
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Rostanga anthelia is a species of sea slug, a dorid nudibranch, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Discodorididae.
Distribution[edit]
This species was described from Malta in the Mediterranean Sea.[2] It has also been reported from Apulia, in southern Italy.[3]
Description[edit]
This dorid nudibranch is reddish-brown in colour, and the dorsum is covered with caryophyllidia. The rhinophores and gills are heavily pigmented with white, and there are small, regularly placed, white patches at the mantle edge.[1]
References[edit]
- ^ a b Perrone, A. S. (1991). Una nuova specie di nudibranchi dal Golfo di Taranto: Rostanga anthelia nov. sp. (Opisthobranchia: Nudibranchia). Bollettino Malacologico (Pubblicazione Mensile Edita dalla Societa Italiana di Malacologia), 26(10-12): 179-188.
- ^ Rudman, W. B., 2002 (February 17) Rostanga anthelia Perrone, 1991. [In] Sea Slug Forum. Australian Museum, Sydney.
- ^ Trainito, E. & Doneddu, M., 2014. Nudibranchi del Mediterraneo. 2nd Edition. Il Castello. ISBN 9788865204801, 192 pages, page 69.