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Roboastra tentaculata Neon-mark tambja

Roboastra tentaculata is commonly referred to as Neon-mark tambja. Difficulty in the aquarium: Not suitable for aquarium keeping. Toxicity: Toxic hazard unknown.


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lexID:
8990 
AphiaID:
816917 
Scientific:
Roboastra tentaculata 
German:
Neonsternschnecke 
English:
Neon-mark Tambja 
Category:
голожаберный Моллюск 
Family tree:
Animalia (Kingdom) > Mollusca (Phylum) > Gastropoda (Class) > Nudibranchia (Order) > Polyceridae (Family) > Roboastra (Genus) > tentaculata (Species) 
Initial determination:
(Pola, Cervera & Gosliner, ), 2005 
Occurrence:
Borneo (Kalimantan), Galapagos Islands, Guam, Indo Pacific, Indonesia, Japan, Papua New Guinea, Philippines, Raja Amat, Western Pacific Ocean 
Sea depth:
Meter 
Habitats:
Coral reefs, Seawater, Sea water 
Size:
0.67" - 1.18" (1.7cm - 3cm) 
Temperature:
°F - 82.4 °F (°C - 28°C) 
Food:
Bryozoans (sea mats), Food specialist, No reliable information available 
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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Author:
Publisher:
Meerwasser-Lexikon.de
Created:
Last edit:
2026-02-18 20:30:49 

Info

Roboastra tentaculata (Pola, Cervera & Gosliner, 2005)

The background colour is green with several relatively broad longitudinal yellow bands. Rhinophores and gills with blue tips.

Similar oral tentacles have Tambja gratiosa from the western Atlantic. Very similar in colour is Tambja olivaria.

Roboastra tentaculata probably feeding on blue bryozoans.

Synonym:
Tambja tentaculata

External links

  1. iNaturalist (en). Abgerufen am 18.02.2026.
  2. researchgate (en). Abgerufen am 18.02.2026.
  3. Sea Slug Forum (en). Abgerufen am 07.08.2020.

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