Rostanga phepha
Species of gastropod
| Rostanga phepha | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| (unranked): | clade Heterobranchia clade Euthyneura |
| Superfamily: | Doridoidea |
| Family: | Discodorididae |
| Genus: | Rostanga |
| Species: | R. phepha |
| Binomial name | |
| Rostanga phepha Garovoy, Valdes & Gosliner, 2001[1] | |
Rostanga phepha, is a species of sea slug, a dorid nudibranch, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Discodorididae.
Distribution
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.
Description
Distinctively different to other Rostanga species, this animal has a white notum with elongate, scattered, purple-brown spots.
References
- ^ a b Garovoy J. B., Valdés, A. & Gosliner T. M. (2001) "Phylogeny of the genus Rostanga (Nudibranchia), with descriptions of three new species from South Africa". Journal of Molluscan Studies 67: 131-144. abstract.
- ^ Gosliner T.M. 1987. Nudibranchs of Southern Africa ISBN 0-930118-13-8
External links
- Rudman, W.B., 2002 (February 15) Rostanga phepha Garovoy, Valdés & Gosliner, 2001. [In] Sea Slug Forum. Australian Museum, Sydney. Available from http://www.seaslugforum.net/factsheet/rostphep
