Tyrannodoris tigris

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

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[1]

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
  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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