Roboastra

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Roboastra
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Roboastra_gracilis
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Heterobranchia
Order: Nudibranchia
Suborder: Doridina
Superfamily: Polyceroidea
Family: Polyceridae
Subfamily: Nembrothinae
Genus: Roboastra
Bergh, 1877 [1]
Species
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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]

Species transferred to other genera:

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References

  1. Bergh R. (1877) In: Semper. Reis. Arch. Philipp.2, Bd. 2, Heft 11: 450.
  2. MolluscaBase (2018). Roboastra Bergh, 1877. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species on 2018-08-20.
  3. 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)