| Rostanga phepha | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Subclass: | Heterobranchia |
| Order: | Nudibranchia |
| Suborder: | Doridina |
| Superfamily: | Doridoidea |
| Family: | Discodorididae |
| Genus: | Rostanga |
| Species: | R. phepha |
| Binomial name | |
| Rostanga phepha | |
Rostanga phepha, is a species of sea slug, a dorid nudibranch, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Discodorididae.
This species has so far only been found around the southern African coast, from the Atlantic side of the Cape Peninsula. [1] [2] This nudibranch appears to be endemic to South Africa.
Distinctively different to other Rostanga species, this animal has a white notum with elongate, scattered, purple-brown spots.
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