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Scientific classification
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Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Mollusca |
Class: | Gastropoda |
Subclass: | Heterobranchia |
Order: | Nudibranchia |
Suborder: | Doridina |
Superfamily: | Doridoidea |
Family: | Discodorididae |
Genus: | Rostanga |
Species: | R. byga
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Binomial name | |
Rostanga byga
Er. Marcus, 1958
[1]
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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]
Rostanga byga | |
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Scientific classification
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Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Mollusca |
Class: | Gastropoda |
Subclass: | Heterobranchia |
Order: | Nudibranchia |
Suborder: | Doridina |
Superfamily: | Doridoidea |
Family: | Discodorididae |
Genus: | Rostanga |
Species: | R. byga
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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]