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Roboastra gracilis Slender Roboastra, Graceful Wrinkle Dorid

Roboastra gracilis is commonly referred to as Slender Roboastra, Graceful Wrinkle Dorid. Difficulty in the aquarium: Not suitable for aquarium keeping. Toxicity: Toxic hazard unknown.


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lexID:
4954 
AphiaID:
531059 
Scientific:
Roboastra gracilis 
German:
Grazile Roboastra, Neonsternschnecke 
English:
Slender Roboastra, Graceful Wrinkle Dorid 
Category:
Nakensnegler 
Family tree:
Animalia (Kingdom) > Mollusca (Phylum) > Gastropoda (Class) > Nudibranchia (Order) > Polyceridae (Family) > Roboastra (Genus) > gracilis (Species) 
Initial determination:
(Bergh, ), 1877 
Occurrence:
Australia, Great Barrier Reef, Indo Pacific, Indonesia, Japan, Marschall Islands, Mozambique, Philippines, Queensland (Australia), Solomon Islands, South-Africa, Sulawesi, Thailand, the Seychelles, Western Pacific Ocean 
Marine Zone:
Subtidal, sublittoral, infralittoral, deep zone of the oceans from the lower limit of the intertidal zone (intertidal) to the shelf edge at about 200 m water depth. neritic. 
Sea depth:
1 - 20 Meter 
Habitats:
Coral rubble substrate, Intertidal zone, Tidal Zone, Rocky, hard seabeds, Seawater, Sea water, Sponge areas 
Size:
0.79" - 0.79" (2,0cm - 2,7cm) 
Temperature:
71.6 °F - 82.4 °F (22°C - 28°C) 
Food:
Carnivore, No reliable information available, Predatory, Snails 
Difficulty:
Not suitable for aquarium keeping 
Offspring:
None 
Toxicity:
Toxic hazard unknown 
CITES:
Not evaluated 
Red List:
Not evaluated (NE) 
Related species at
Catalog of Life
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More related species
in this lexicon
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Author:
Publisher:
Meerwasser-Lexikon.de
Created:
Last edit:
2025-12-02 15:26:16 

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Roboastra gracilis (Bergh, 1877)

This nudibranch occurs in the Indo-West Pacific.Roboastra gracilis is a colourfull nudibranch, lives in shallow water. Could be found on rocks in 1 to 2 m of water in tropical reefs.It feeds on sponges. Roboastra nudibranch are carnivorous and feeds on other sea slugs (nudibranch).

Synonymised names
Nembrotha gracilis Bergh, 1877 · unaccepted > superseded combination
Nembrotha rubroocellata Bergh, 1905 · unaccepted

External links

  1. Flickr Video (en). Abgerufen am 02.12.2025.
  2. Sea Slug Forum (en). Abgerufen am 07.08.2020.
  3. seaslugforum (en). Abgerufen am 02.12.2025.
  4. slugsite.us (en). Abgerufen am 02.12.2025.

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am 07.01.13#1
Vielen Dank für die namentliche Bestimmung meiner Nacktschnecke.

Ich fand vor Cabilao in 2 Wochen fast 40 verschieden Arten vor.

Roboastra gracilis fotografierte ich in Tiefen zwischen 8-20m.

Gruß
Jürgen (Palau1)


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