Roboastra
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| Genus: | Roboastra |
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Roboastra is a genus of sea slugs, polycerid nudibranchs, marine gastropod molluscs in the family Polyceridae. They are carnivorous, feeding on other species of nudibranch.
Species
Species in the genus Roboastra include:[2]
- Roboastra arika Burn, 1967
- Roboastra gracilis (Bergh, 1877)
- Roboastra rubropapulosa (Bergh, 1905)
- Roboastra tentaculata (Pola, Cervera & Gosliner, 2005)[3]
Synonyms:
- Roboastra gratiosa (Bergh, 1890) is now known as Tambja gratiosa[4]
References
- ^ Bergh R. (1877) In: Semper. Reis. Arch. Philipp. 2, Bd. 2, Heft 11: 450.
- ^ MolluscaBase (2018). Roboastra Bergh, 1877. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species on 2018-08-20.
- ^ 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. abstract and pdf (subscription)
- ^ Bergh, L. S. R. (1890) Report on the nudibranchs. Report on the results of dredging, under the supervision of Alexander Agassiz, in the Gulf of Mexico (1877-1878) and in the Caribbean Sea (1879-1880), by the U.S. Coast Survey steamer "Blake", Lleut.-Commander C. D. Sigsbee, U.S.N., and Commander J. R. Bartlett, U.S.N., commanding. 19(3)(3), 155-181 Pls.1-3. [172-5, Pl.2 figs 1-5. Pl.3 figs 1-4]