| Rostanga risbeci | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Subclass: | Heterobranchia |
| Order: | Nudibranchia |
| Suborder: | Doridina |
| Superfamily: | Doridoidea |
| Family: | Discodorididae |
| Genus: | Rostanga |
| Species: | R. risbeci |
| Binomial name | |
| Rostanga risbeci Baba, 1991 [1] | |
Rostanga risbeci, is a species of sea slug, a dorid nudibranch, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Discodorididae .
This species was described from Aitsu, Amakusa, Japan with additional specimens from Sagami Bay and the Echizen coast. [1] [2]
Rostanga risbeci is a purple-black or black dorid nudibranch with the dorsum covered with caryophyllidia; in general it is very similar in shape, but not in colour, to other species of Rostanga. [1]
This nudibranch is reported to feed on the black sponge Halichondria okadai - family Halichondriidae. [1] Most species of Rostanga feed on sponges of the family Microcionidae.
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