Rostanga orientalis from Hong Kong

February 8, 2002
From: Bill Rudman & Brian Darvell

Here is some information and photos on Rostanga orientalis from Brian Darvell's Hong Kong collections.

PHOTO:
UPPER: N. side of Gau Tau, Mirs Bay; 5-12 in, one specimen (19 mm long preserved), 11 April 1983, AM C139143. LOWER: Kai Kung Tau, Kat O Chan; 5-10 m, one specimen (6 mm long preserved), 15 April 1983, AM C139197. PHOTOS: Brian Darvell.

Hong Kong Collection Records:
(1) N. side of Gau Tau, Mirs Bay; 5-12 in, one specimen (19 mm long preserved), 11 April 1983, AM C139143. (2) Hoi Ha (Flynn Pt.); 1-4 in one specimen (27 mm long preserved), 18 April 1983, AM C139144. (3) Pak Ma Tsui; 7 in, one specimen (22 mm long preserved), 21 April 1983, HOLOTYPE, AM C151978. (4) Kai Kung Tau, Kat O Chan; 5-10 m, one specimen (6 mm long preserved), 15 April 1983, AM C139197.

Reference:
• Rudman, W.B. & Avern, G.J. (1989). The genus Rostanga Bergh, 1879 (Nudibranchia: Dorididae) in the Indo-West Pacific. Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society 96: 281-338.

Best wishes,
Bill Rudman & Brian Darvell

Rudman, W.B. & Darvell, B.W., 2002 (Feb 8) Rostanga orientalis from Hong Kong. [Message in] Sea Slug Forum. Australian Museum, Sydney. Available from http://www.seaslugforum.net/find/6179

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