Roboastra
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Roboastra is a genus
of nudibranch
s, gastropod molluscs in the Polyceridae
family. They are carnivorous, feeding on other species of nudibranch.
Synonyms:
Genus
In biology, a genus is a low-level taxonomic rank used in the biological classification of living and fossil organisms, which is an example of definition by genus and differentia...
of nudibranch
Nudibranch
A nudibranch is a member of what is now a taxonomic clade, and what was previously a suborder, of soft-bodied, marine gastropod mollusks which shed their shell after their larval stage. They are noted for their often extraordinary colors and striking forms...
s, gastropod molluscs in the Polyceridae
Polyceridae
Polyceridae is a taxonomic family of sea slugs, dorid nudibranchs, marine gastropod mollusks within the Superfamily Polyceroidea.- Taxonomy :...
family. They are carnivorous, feeding on other species of nudibranch.
Species
Species in the genus Roboastra include:- Roboastra europaeaRoboastra europaeaRoboastra europaea, is a species of a nudibranch, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Polyceridae.The size of mitochondrial DNA is 14,472 bp, that is known to be one of the smallest of Metazoa....
García-Gómez, 1985 - Roboastra gracilisRoboastra gracilisRoboastra gracilis is a species of sea slug, a nudibranch, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Polyceridae.-Description:Robastra gracilis is a relatively small nudibranch reaching only 20–25 mm in length....
(BerghRudolph BerghRudolph Bergh , full name Ludvig Sophus Rudolph Bergh, was a Danish physician and malacologist. He worked in Copenhagen....
, 1877) - Roboastra leonisRoboastra leonisRoboastra leonis is a species of sea slug, a dorid nudibranch, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Polyceridae.-Distribution:This species is found in the Eastern Pacific Ocean from the Gulf of California to the Galapagos Islands.-Description:...
(Pola, Cervera & Gosliner, 2005) - Roboastra luteolineataRoboastra luteolineataRoboastra luteolineata, is a species of sea slug, a nudibranch, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Polyceridae.-Distribution:This species occurs in the tropical Indo-Pacific Ocean. It has been observed as far afield as Japan in the Northern hemisphere and the Poor Knights Islands in New...
(BabaKikutaro Babawas a Japanese malacologist. He was the leading researcher on sea slugs and bubble snails, opisthobranch gastropod mollusks in Japan.- Biography :* 1932-1941 Kyushu University* 1948-1949 Osaka Kyoiku University* 1976 - Order of the Rising Sun...
, 1936) - Roboastra tigrisRoboastra tigrisRoboastra tigris is a species of sea slug, a dorid nudibranch, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Polyceridae.-Description:Roboastra tigris can grow as large as 30 cm in length. Like other nudibranchs in the genus Roboastra it is carnivorous and predatory, feeding on other seaslugs....
Farmer, 1978
Synonyms:
- Roboastra gratiosa (BerghRudolph BerghRudolph Bergh , full name Ludvig Sophus Rudolph Bergh, was a Danish physician and malacologist. He worked in Copenhagen....
, 1890) is a synonym for Tambja gratiosa - Roboastra arika Burn, 1967 is a synonym for Roboastra gracilisRoboastra gracilisRoboastra gracilis is a species of sea slug, a nudibranch, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Polyceridae.-Description:Robastra gracilis is a relatively small nudibranch reaching only 20–25 mm in length....
(BerghRudolph BerghRudolph Bergh , full name Ludvig Sophus Rudolph Bergh, was a Danish physician and malacologist. He worked in Copenhagen....
, 1877)