Tyrannodoris tigris

Tyrannodoris tigris
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Mollusca
Class:	Gastropoda
(unranked):	clade Heterobranchia; clade Euthyneura; clade Nudipleura; clade Nudibranchia; clade Euctenidiacea; clade Doridacea
Superfamily:	Polyceroidea
Family:	Polyceridae
Subfamily:	Nembrothinae
Genus:	Tyrannodoris
Species:	T. tigris
Binomial name
	Tyrannodoris tigris; (Farmer, 1978)
Synonyms
	Roboastra tigris Farmer, 1978;

Tyrannodoris tigris is a species of sea slug, a polycerid nudibranch, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Polyceridae.^[2]

Distribution

This species is found in the Gulf of California to Bahia de Banderas.^[3]

Description

Tyrannodoris tigris can grow as large as 30 cm in length. Like other nudibranchs in the genus Tyrannodoris, it is carnivorous and predatory, feeding on other sea slugs.^[4]

References

^ Farmer, W.M. (1978). "Tambja and Roboastra (Mollusca, Opisthobranchia) from the Gulf of California and the Galapagos Islands." The Veliger 20: 375-385.
^ MolluscaBase (2018). Tyrannodoris tigris (Farmer, 1978). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species on 2018-08-20.
^ Hermosillo, A., 2007 (Jul 26) Roboastra leonis - Feeding behaviour. [Message in] Sea Slug Forum. Australian Museum, Sydney.
^ Rudman, W.B., 2000 (December 28) Roboastra tigris Farmer, 1978. [In] Sea Slug Forum. Australian Museum, Sydney.

[1] Farmer, W.M. (1978). "Tambja and Roboastra (Mollusca, Opisthobranchia) from the Gulf of California and the Galapagos Islands." The Veliger 20: 375-385.

[2] MolluscaBase (2018). Tyrannodoris tigris (Farmer, 1978). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species on 2018-08-20.

[3] Hermosillo, A., 2007 (Jul 26) Roboastra leonis - Feeding behaviour. [Message in] Sea Slug Forum. Australian Museum, Sydney.

[4] Rudman, W.B., 2000 (December 28) Roboastra tigris Farmer, 1978. [In] Sea Slug Forum. Australian Museum, Sydney.

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