Pruvot-Fol, 1951
Cryptobranchiate, broad doridaceans with an ample mantle skirt. The dorsal mantle bears abundant, small, even, spiculose tubercles. Rhinophores lamellate, without conspicuous pallial sheaths. Branchial pocket lacking flap-like valves. Head with slender oral tentacles. Propodium bilaminate, the anterior lamina notched in the midline. Feeding upon encrusting sponges.
The penis is usually unarmed. A distinct prostate gland is present. The buccal mass does not possess a buccal pump. Chitinous jaws are absent, but the oral canal is lined by a cuticle which often exhibits a microscopic substructure of small rods. Radula
n .0.n , lateral teeth numerous and hook-shaped, marginal teeth bifid, or multifid and brush-like.
Source: Thompson, 1988.
The following subtaxa of this family occur in the region:
Genus Rostanga
Rostanga rubra