| Roboastra tentaculata | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Subclass: | Heterobranchia |
| Order: | Nudibranchia |
| Suborder: | Doridina |
| Superfamily: | Polyceroidea |
| Family: | Polyceridae |
| Genus: | Roboastra |
| Species: | R. tentaculata |
| Binomial name | |
| Roboastra tentaculata | |
| Synonyms | |
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Roboastra tentaculata is a species of sea slug, a polycerid nudibranch, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Polyceridae. [2]
Tentaculata is used to describe Roboastra tentaculata due to the presence of oral tentacles. [3] Oral tentacles allow sea slugs to move and obtain information from the environment. [4]
In order for phylogenetic integrity, Roboastra tentaculata was moved into Roboastra from the genus Tambja. [5] [6]
The bulk of the sea slug body is green, along with bright yellow or orange stripes outlined with brown. [3] [7] Two green rhinophores with lamellae and rhinophoral cases are noticeable. [3] This sea slug has green gills of two different sizes. [3] Bright green oral tentacles are also found on the back of the organism, opposite of a straight green foot located on the bottom. [3] Also present is a radula with smooth and large teeth. [3] The digestive system is composed of salivary glands, an esophagus and an oral tube. [3] R. tentaculata also have three reproductive duct structures; a hermaphroditic, vaginal and uterine duct. [3] The first duct is hermaphroditic with an ampulla, vas deferens and a spiked penis. [3] The second tract is composed of a small vaginal tube and a bursa copulatrix. [3] The third duct contains a uterine tube and one oviduct. [3]
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