Tyrannodoris luteolineata
{{Short description|Species of gastropod}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=May 2017}}
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| image = Roboastra luteolineata 2 (Komodo).jpg
| image_caption = Tyrannodoris luteolineata in Komodo, Indonesia.
| genus = Tyrannodoris
| species = luteolineata
| authority = Baba, 1936Baba, K. (1936). Opisthobranchia of the Ryukyu (Okinawa) Islands. Journal of the Department of Agriculture, Kyushu Imperial University. 5(1): 1–49.
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{{Species list
|Nembrotha luteolineata |Baba, 1936
|Roboastra luteolineata |(Baba, 1936)
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Tyrannodoris luteolineata is a species of sea slug, a polycerid nudibranch, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Polyceridae.MolluscaBase (2018). [http://marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=1036120 Tyrannodoris luteolineata (Baba, 1936).] Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species on 2018-08-20.
Distribution
This species was described from the Ryukyu Islands, Japan. It has been reported widely in the tropical Indo-Pacific 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 Tambja affinis due to its outwardly similar appearance.Rudman, W.B., 1999 (February 22) [http://www.seaslugforum.net/factsheet/robolute Roboastra luteolineata (Baba, 1936).]
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.
File:Roboastra luteolineata (Komodo).jpg, Indonesia.]]
Ecology
Tyrannodoris luteolineata, like other species in the genus Tyrannodoris, 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 verconis and Nembrotha kubaryana. It is also cannibalistic and will eat smaller individuals of its own species.Rudman, W.B., 2007 (Jan 23). [http://www.seaslugforum.net/find/19296 Comment on Roboastra luteolineata - Feeding behaviour! by Graham Abbott.]
References
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External links
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