Rostanga lutescens
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| (unranked): | clade Heterobranchia
clade Euthyneura |
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| Species: | R. lutescens
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| Rostanga lutescens (Bergh, 1905)[1]
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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.[2]
Description
This dorid nudibranch is a pale, translucent orange or yellow in colour, and the dorsum is covered with caryophyllidia.[2]
Ecology
Most species of Rostanga feed on sponges of the family Microcionidae.