Rostanga bifurcata from Hong Kong

February 8, 2002
From: Bill Rudman & Brian Darvell

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

PHOTO:
Pak Ma Tsui; 7 m, one specimen (10 mm long preserved), 21 April 1984, AM C142191. Photo: Brian Darvell.

Hong Kong Collection Records:
(1) Kai Kung Chan, Kat O; 5-10m, one specimen (6 mm long preserved), 15 April 1983, AM C139195. (2) W. side of Kong Chan, Mirs Bay; 4 m, one specimen (8 mm long preserved), 18 April 1983, AM C139214. (3) Kiu Tsui Chan (W); 4 m two specimens (6, 7 mm long preserved), 31 March 1984, AM C142190. (4) Pak Ma Tsui; 7 m, one specimen (10 mm long preserved), 21 April 1984, AM C142191.

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 bifurcata from Hong Kong. [Message in] Sea Slug Forum. Australian Museum, Sydney. Available from http://www.seaslugforum.net/find/6180

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