| Rostanga aureamala | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Subclass: | Heterobranchia |
| Order: | Nudibranchia |
| Suborder: | Doridina |
| Superfamily: | Doridoidea |
| Family: | Discodorididae |
| Genus: | Rostanga |
| Species: | R. aureamala |
| Binomial name | |
| Rostanga aureamala | |
Rostanga aureamala is a species of sea slug, a dorid nudibranch, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Discodorididae.
This species was described from Algoa Bay, South Africa, 34°1′10.68″S25°43′0.69″E / 34.0196333°S 25.7168583°E . [2]
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]
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