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Rostanga Muscula
''Rostanga muscula'' is a species of sea slug, a Dorididae, dorid nudibranch, a marine (ocean), marine gastropod mollusc in the family (biology), family Discodorididae. Distribution This species is endemic to New Zealand.Rudman, W.B. & Avern, G.J. (1989) The genus ''Rostanga'' Bergh, 1879 (Nudibranchia:Dorididae) in the Indo-West Pacific. Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society 96: 281-338. Description This dorid nudibranch is bright orange to reddish-orange, and the dorsum is covered with caryophyllidia; it is very similar to other species of ''Rostanga''. Ecology This is a common intertidal species. It feeds on the red sponge, ''Microciona coccinea'' (family Microcionidae). It is also found to eat the introduced sponge, ''Ophlitaspongia seriata'' (=''Ophlitaspongia papilla'') and the native ''Holoplocamium neozelanicum''Ayling, A. M. (1968) The feeding behaviour of ''Rostanga rubicunda'' (Mollusca: Nudibranchia). Tane, 14: 25-42. References * Spencer, H.G., Marshall, B.A. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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