Rostanga bifurcata Bifurcate Rostanga

Rostanga bifurcata is commonly referred to as Bifurcate Rostanga. Difficulty in the aquarium: Not suitable for aquarium keeping. Toxicity: Toxic hazard unknown.

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Rostanga bifurcata,Batangas, Philippines 2026

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lexID:: 9025
AphiaID:: 533989

Scientific:: Rostanga bifurcata
German:: Gegabelte Rostanga
English:: Bifurcate Rostanga

Category:: Merietanat

Family tree:: Animalia (Kingdom) > Mollusca (Phylum) > Gastropoda (Class) > Doridida (Order) > Discodorididae (Family) > Rostanga (Genus) > bifurcata (Species)
Initial determination:: Rudman & Avern, 1989

Occurrence:: Hong Kong, Australia, Hawaii, Indo Pacific, Indonesia, New Caledonia, Philippines, Singapore, Tansania, Tasmania (Australia), Western Pacific Ocean
Sea depth:: Meter
Habitats:: Seawater, Sea water
Size:: 0.39" - 0.71" (1cm - 1.8cm)
Temperature:: °F - 82.4 °F (°C - 28°C)
Food:: Carnivore, Food specialist, Sponges
Difficulty:: Not suitable for aquarium keeping
Offspring:: None
Toxicity:: Toxic hazard unknown

CITES:

Not evaluated

Red List:

Not evaluated (NE)

Related species at Catalog of Life:

Rostanga alisae
Rostanga aliusrubens
Rostanga ankyra
Rostanga anthelia
Rostanga arbutus
Erdbeer-Rostanga
Rostanga aureomala
Rostanga bassia
Rostanga bifurcata
Gegabelte Rostanga
Rostanga byga
Rostanga calumus
Rostanga crawfordi
Crawdords Meerzitrone, Crawfords Rostanga
Rostanga crocea
Rostanga dentacus
Nacktschnecke
Rostanga elandsia
Rostanga lutescens
Nacktschnecke
Rostanga muscula
Rubinrote Rostanga
Rostanga orientalis
Rostanga phepha
Dalmatiner Rostanga
Rostanga pulchra
Roter-Schwamm Doris
Rostanga risbeci
Rostanga rubra
Rote Rostanga
Rostanga setidens

Author:: Meerwasser-Lexikon Team
Publisher:: Meerwasser-Lexikon.de
Created:: 2015-12-11 20:05:25
Last edit:: 2026-03-20 20:17:52

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Rostanga bifurcata Rudman & Avern, 1989

Rostanga bifurcata is red. The dorsum is covered with caryophyllidia.Caryophyllidia are sensory tubercles, surrounded by tiny needle-like structures(spicules) on the dorsal surface of dorid sea slugs.

This sea slug was found on the red sponge Antho chartacea (family Microcionidae) on which it prbably feeds. The most sea slugs genus Rostanga also feed on sponges of the family Microcionidae.

External links

Sea Slug Forum (en). Abgerufen am 07.08.2020.
Seaslugs of Hawaii (en). Abgerufen am 07.08.2020.

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