''Tyrannodoris luteolineata'' is a species of sea slug, a polycerid nudibranch, a

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in the family Polyceridae.MolluscaBase (2018)
''Tyrannodoris luteolineata'' (Baba, 1936).
Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species on 2018-08-20.

Distribution

This species was described from the Ryukyu Islands,

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. It has been reported widely in the tropical

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Ocean. It has been observed as far south as the Poor Knights Islands in New Zealand in the Southern Hemisphere. This species is sometimes confused with the nudibranch ''

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'' due to its outwardly similar appearance.Rudman, W.B., 1999 (February 22
''Roboastra luteolineata'' (Baba, 1936).
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Description

''Tyrannodoris luteolineata'' is quite large in comparison to most other sea-slugs. It is black, with yellow lines running lengthwise down the body. It can be distinguished from other similar-looking nudibranchs by the light green patches on the top of the head between its rhinophores. It is a fast-moving species.

Ecology

''Tyrannodoris luteolineata'', like other species in the genus ''

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'', feeds on other nudibranchs, actively hunting them out. The species seems to generally feed only on nudibranchs from the family Polyceridae and has been observed eating ''

Tambja morosa ''Tambja morosa'', also known as ''Tambja kushimotoensis'' or gloomy nudibranch,Hoover, John P.,"Hawai'i's Sea Creatures". Mutual Publishing, 1998, p. 176. is a species of sea slug, a dorid nudibranch, a shell-less marine gastropod mollusk in ...

'', ''

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'' and '' Nembrotha kubaryana''. It is also cannibalistic and will eat smaller individuals of its own species.Rudman, W.B., 2007 (Jan 23)
Comment on ''Roboastra luteolineata'' - Feeding behaviour! by Graham Abbott.
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References

External links

* {{Taxonbar, from=Q3198668 Polyceridae Gastropods described in 1936