| Rostanga byga | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Subclass: | Heterobranchia |
| Order: | Nudibranchia |
| Suborder: | Doridina |
| Superfamily: | Doridoidea |
| Family: | Discodorididae |
| Genus: | Rostanga |
| Species: | R. byga |
| Binomial name | |
| Rostanga byga Er. Marcus, 1958 [1] | |
Rostanga byga is a species of sea slug, a dorid nudibranch, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Discodorididae .
This species was described from the Caribbean Sea. Its distribution includes also Rio de Janeiro State, southeastern Brazil. [2] [3]
This doric nudibranch is bright orange to reddish orange in colour, and the dorsum is covered with caryophyllidia; it is very similar to other species of Rostanga. The colour is very uniform, but the rhinophores have white tips. [1] [4]
The maximum recorded body length is 20 mm. [5]
The prey of Rostanga byga includes the sponge Mycale microsigmatosa . [2] Recorded from depths of 0 m (0 ft) to 65 m (213 ft). [5]
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