''Roboastra'' is a
genus
Genus ( plural genera ) is a taxonomic rank used in the biological classification of living and fossil organisms as well as viruses. In the hierarchy of biological classification, genus comes above species and below family. In binomial n ...
of
sea slug
Sea slug is a common name for some marine invertebrates with varying levels of resemblance to terrestrial slugs. Most creatures known as sea slugs are gastropods, i.e. they are sea snails (marine gastropod mollusks) that over evolutionary ...
s, polycerid
nudibranch
Nudibranchs () are a group of soft-bodied marine gastropod molluscs which shed their shells after their larval stage. They are noted for their often extraordinary colours and striking forms, and they have been given colourful nicknames to mat ...
s,
marine gastropod molluscs in the family
Polyceridae
The Polyceridae are a taxonomic family of sea slugs, dorid nudibranchs, marine gastropod mollusks within the superfamily Polyceroidea.
Taxonomy
The family Polyceridae is classified within the clade Doridacea, itself belonging to the clad ...
. They are carnivorous, feeding on other species of nudibranch.
Species
Species in the genus ''Roboastra'' include:
[MolluscaBase (2018)]
''Roboastra'' Bergh, 1877.
Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species on 2018-08-20.
* ''
Roboastra arika''
Burn, 1967
* ''
Roboastra gracilis''
(Bergh
Bergh is a former municipality in the Dutch province of Gelderland. The municipality included the villages of 's-Heerenberg, Zeddam, and Stokkum.
In 2005, it merged with Didam to form the new municipality of Montferland
Montferland () i ...
, 1877)
* ''
Roboastra rubropapulosa''
(Bergh, 1905)
* ''
Roboastra tentaculata''
(Pola, Cervera & Gosliner, 2005)[Pola, M.; Cervera, J.L.; Gosliner, T.M. 2008: Description of the first ''Roboastra'' species (Nudibranchia, Polyceridae, Nembrothinae) from the western Atlantic. ''Bulletin of marine science'', 83(2): 391-399]
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Species transferred to other genera:
* ''Roboastra caboverdensis'' Pola, Cervera & Gosliner, 2003 synonym of ''
Tyrannodoris caboverdensis'' (Pola, Cervera & Gosliner, 2003)
* ''Roboastra ernsti'' Pola, Padula, Gosliner & Cervera, 2014 synonym of ''
Tyrannodoris ernsti
''Tyrannodoris ernsti'' is a species of sea slug, a polycerid nudibranch, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Polyceridae.
Distribution
This species was described from south-eastern to southern Brazil.
Description
''Tyrannodoris ernsti' ...
'' (Pola, Padula, Gosliner & Cervera, 2014)
* ''Roboastra europaea'' García-Gómez, 1985 synonym of ''
Tyrannodoris europaea'' (García-Gómez, 1985)
* ''Roboastra gratiosa'' (
Bergh
Bergh is a former municipality in the Dutch province of Gelderland. The municipality included the villages of 's-Heerenberg, Zeddam, and Stokkum.
In 2005, it merged with Didam to form the new municipality of Montferland
Montferland () i ...
, 1890) synonym of ''
Tambja gratiosa
''Tambja'' is a genus of colorful sea slugs, dorid nudibranchs, shell-less marine gastropod mollusks in the family Polyceridae.MolluscaBase (2018)''Tambja'' Burn, 1962.Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species on 2018-08-20.
Biology
T ...
''
* ''Roboastra leonis'' Pola, Cervera & Gosliner, 2005 synonym of ''
Tyrannodoris leonis'' (Pola, Cervera & Gosliner, 2005)
* ''Roboastra luteolineata'' (Baba, 1936) synonym of ''
Tyrannodoris luteolineata'' (Baba, 1936)
* ''Roboastra nikolasi'' Pola, Padula, Gosliner & Cervera, 2014 synonym of ''
Tyrannodoris nikolasi
''Tyrannodoris nikolasi'' is a species of sea slug, a polycerid nudibranch, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Polyceridae.
Distribution
This species was described from Vanuatu and Malaysia.
Description
''Tyrannodoris nikolasi'' is a p ...
'' (Pola, Padula, Gosliner & Cervera, 2014)
* ''Roboastra ricei'' Pola, Cervera & Gosliner, 2008 synonym of ''
Tyrannodoris ricei'' (Pola, Cervera & Gosliner, 2008)
* ''Roboastra tigris'' Farmer, 1978 synonym of ''
Tyrannodoris tigris'' (Farmer, 1978)
References
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Polyceridae