Roboastra gracilis (Bergh, 1877) is a animal in the Polyceridae family, order Nudibranchia, kingdom Animalia. Not known to be toxic.

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Roboastra gracilis (Bergh, 1877)

Roboastra gracilis (Bergh, 1877)

Roboastra gracilis is a small nudibranch sea slug found in the tropical western Pacific Ocean.

Family
Genus
Roboastra
Order
Nudibranchia
Class
Gastropoda

About Roboastra gracilis (Bergh, 1877)

Roboastra gracilis (originally described as Robastra gracilis) is a species of relatively small nudibranch. It only grows to reach a length between 20 and 25 mm, which is equal to 2 to 2.5 cm. This species of sea slug is distributed within the tropical western Pacific Ocean.

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Taxonomy

Animalia Mollusca Gastropoda Nudibranchia Polyceridae Roboastra

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Sources: GBIF, iNaturalist, Wikipedia, NCBI Taxonomy · Disclaimer

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