Rostanga risbeci, is a species of sea slug, a dorid nudibranch, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Discodorididae.
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Order: | Nudibranchia |
| Family: | Discodorididae |
| Genus: | Rostanga |
| Species: | R. risbeci
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| Rostanga risbeci Baba, 1991[1]
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Distribution
editThis species was described from Aitsu, Amakusa, Japan with additional specimens from Sagami Bay and the Echizen coast.[1][2]
Description
editRostanga 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]
Ecology
editThis 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.
References
edit- ^ a b c d Baba, K. (1991) Review of the genus Rostanga of Japan with the description of a new species (Nudibranchia: Dorididae). Venus, The Japanese Journal of Malacology 50(1): 43-54. (Figs 1-5, Pl.1)
- ^ Rudman, W.B., 2002 (February 4) Rostanga risbeci Baba, 1991. [In] Sea Slug Forum. Australian Museum, Sydney.