Rostanga anthelia is a species of sea slug, a dorid nudibranch, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Discodorididae.
Distribution This species was described from Malta in the Mediterranean Sea.Rudman, W. B., 2002 (February 17) Rostanga anthelia Perrone, 1991. [In] Sea Slug Forum. Australian Museum, Sydney. It has also been reported from Apulia, in southern Italy.Trainito, E. & Doneddu, M., 2014. Nudibranchi del Mediterraneo. 2nd Edition. Il Castello. , 192 pages, page 69.
Description This dorid nudibranch is reddish-brown in colour, and the dorsum is covered with caryophyllidia. The rhinophores and gills are heavily pigmented with white, and there are small, regularly placed, white patches at the mantle edge.
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