''Tyrannodoris'' is a

genus Genus ( plural genera ) is a taxonomic rank used in the biological classification of extant taxon, living and fossil organisms as well as Virus classification#ICTV classification, viruses. In the hierarchy of biological classification, genus com ...

sea slug Sea slug is a common name for some marine invertebrates with varying levels of resemblance to terrestrial slugs. Most creatures known as sea slugs are gastropods, i.e. they are sea snails (marine gastropod mollusks) that over evolutionary t ...

s, polycerid

nudibranch Nudibranchs () are a group of soft-bodied marine gastropod molluscs which shed their shells after their larval stage. They are noted for their often extraordinary colours and striking forms, and they have been given colourful nicknames to matc ...

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gastropod The gastropods (), commonly known as snails and slugs, belong to a large taxonomic class of invertebrates within the phylum Mollusca called Gastropoda (). This class comprises snails and slugs from saltwater, from freshwater, and from land. T ...

mollusc Mollusca is the second-largest phylum of invertebrate animals after the Arthropoda, the members of which are known as molluscs or mollusks (). Around 85,000 extant species of molluscs are recognized. The number of fossil species is esti ...

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Polyceridae The Polyceridae are a taxonomic family of sea slugs, dorid nudibranchs, marine gastropod mollusks within the superfamily Polyceroidea. Taxonomy The family Polyceridae is classified within the clade Doridacea, itself belonging to the clade Euct ...

. Most of these species were formerly considered to belong to the genus ''

Roboastra ''Roboastra'' is a genus of sea slugs, polycerid nudibranchs, marine gastropod molluscs in the family Polyceridae The Polyceridae are a taxonomic family of sea slugs, dorid nudibranchs, marine gastropod mollusks within the superfamily Poly ...

''. They are carnivorous, feeding on other species of nudibranch, especially similar looking species of ''

Tambja ''Tambja'' is a genus of colorful sea slugs, dorid nudibranchs, shell-less marine gastropod mollusks in the family Polyceridae.MolluscaBase (2018)''Tambja'' Burn, 1962.Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species on 2018-08-20. Biology The ...

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Species

Species in the genus ''Tyrannodoris'' include: * ''

Tyrannodoris caboverdensis ''Tyrannodoris caboverdensis'' is a species of sea slug, a polycerid nudibranch, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Polyceridae. Distribution This species was described from the Cape Verde Islands , national_anthem = ...

'' (Pola, Cervera & Gosliner, 2003)Pola, M.; Cervera, J.L.; Gosliner, T.M. 2003: The genus ''Roboastra'' Bergh, 1877 (Nudibranchia: Polyceridae: Nembrothinae) in the Atlantic Ocean. ''Proceedings of the California Academy of Sciences'', 54(22): 381-392
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/ref> * '' Tyrannodoris ernsti'' (Pola, Padula, Gosliner & Cervera, 2014) * ''

Tyrannodoris europaea ''Tyrannodoris europaea'', is a species of sea slug, a polycerid nudibranch, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Polyceridae. The size of this nudibranch's mitochondrial DNA is 14,472 bp, which is one of the smallest among the Metazoa ...

'' (García-Gómez, 1985) * ''

Tyrannodoris leonis ''Tyrannodoris leonis'' is a species of sea slug, a polycerid nudibranch, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Polyceridae. Distribution This species was described from the Galapagos Islands. It is also found in the Eastern Pacific Oce ...

'' (Pola, Cervera & Gosliner, 2005)Pola, M.., Cervera, J.L. & Gosliner, T.M. (2005) "Review of the systematics of the genus ''Roboastra'' Bergh, 1877 (Nudibranchia, Polyceridae, Nembrothinae) with the description of a new species from the Galápagos Islands." ''

Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society The ''Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society'' is a monthly peer-reviewed scientific journal covering zoology published by Oxford University Press on behalf of the Linnean Society. The editor-in-chief is Maarten Christenhusz (Linnean Society). ...

'', 144(2): 167–189. * ''

Tyrannodoris luteolineata ''Tyrannodoris luteolineata'' is a species of sea slug, a polycerid nudibranch, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Polyceridae.MolluscaBase (2018)''Tyrannodoris luteolineata'' (Baba, 1936).Accessed through: World Register of Marine Spec ...

'' ( Baba, 1936) * '' Tyrannodoris nikolasi'' (Pola, Padula, Gosliner & Cervera, 2014) * ''

Tyrannodoris ricei ''Tyrannodoris ricei'' is a species of sea slug, a polycerid nudibranch, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Polyceridae. Distribution This species was described from Florida with additional material from North Carolina North C ...

'' (Pola, Cervera & Gosliner, 2008)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
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Tyrannodoris tigris ''Tyrannodoris tigris'' is a species of sea slug, a polycerid nudibranch, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Polyceridae. It is a known predator of '' Tambje eliora'' and '' Tambje abdere'', two species of smaller nudibranchs. The chemic ...

'' (Farmer, 1978)Farmer, W.M. 1978. "''Tambja'' and ''Roboastra'' (Mollusca, Opisthobranchia) from the Gulf of California and the Galapagos Islands." ''Veliger'', 20: 375-385.

References

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