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Rostanga aliusrubens
Species of gastropod From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Rostanga aliusrubens is a species of sea slug, a dorid nudibranch, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Discodorididae.
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Distribution
This species was described from Darwin, Northern Territory, Australia.[2]
Description
This dorid nudibranch is red and the dorsum is covered with caryophyllidia; it is very similar to other species of Rostanga.[1]
Ecology
Rostanga aliusrubens is found on the red sponge, Clathria lendenfeldi (family Microcionidae) on which it presumably feeds.[1] Most other species of Rostanga also feed on sponges of the family Microcionidae.
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