Jump to content

Roboastra

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Roboastra
Roboastra_gracilis
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Order: Nudibranchia
Superfamily: Polyceroidea
Family: Polyceridae
Subfamily: Nembrothinae
Genus: Roboastra
Bergh, 1877[1]
Species
See text

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

[edit]

Species in the genus Roboastra include:[2]

Species transferred to other genera:

References

[edit]
  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)