Rostanga sp. 3
Order: NUDIBRANCHIA
Suborder: DORIDINA
Superfamily: EUDORIDOIDEA
Family: Dorididae
DISTRIBUTION
Hawaii
PHOTO
Oahu, Hawaii, under rocks on shallow subtidal reefs at a depth of about 1 meter. Up to 20mm long. Photos: Scott Johnson.
See discussion and messages below.
Authorship detailsRudman, W.B., 2002 (March 4) Rostanga sp. 3 [In] Sea Slug Forum. Australian Museum, Sydney. Available from http://www.seaslugforum.net/find/rostsp3
Related messages
Rostanga from Hawaii
March 7, 2002
From: Scott Johnson
Hi Bill,
Attached are images of what I misidentified as Thordisa hilaris in Hawaiian Nudibranchs. Cory Pittman now has this listed as a Rostanga, and from the external features I have to agree, although I haven't personally looked at the internal anatomy to try to confirm it. These were all shot around the island of Oahu, Hawaii, under rocks on shallow subtidal reefs at a depth of about 1 meter. They ranged up to about 20mm long.
Scott
johnson@kmr.ll.mit.edu
Johnson, S., 2002 (Mar 7) Rostanga from Hawaii. [Message in] Sea Slug Forum. Australian Museum, Sydney. Available from http://www.seaslugforum.net/find/6343Thanks Scott,
I have placed the egg ribbon photos in a separate message. I will call this species Rostanga sp. 3.
Bill Rudman
Egg ribbon from Hawaiian Rostanga
March 7, 2002
From: Scott Johnson
Hi Bill,
Here are some photos of the egg ribbon of Rostanga sp. 3 to accompany my earlier message.
Scott
johnson@kmr.ll.mit.edu
Johnson, S., 2002 (Mar 7) Egg ribbon from Hawaiian Rostanga. [Message in] Sea Slug Forum. Australian Museum, Sydney. Available from http://www.seaslugforum.net/find/6357Thanks Scott,
Like most species of Rostanga it seems a quite distinctively shaped egg ribbon, so once the anatomy is looked at it should be possible to compare it with species from elsewhere in the Pacific.
Best wishes,
Bill Rudman
