Stiliger
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Stiliger is a genus of small and minute sacoglossan or sap-sucking sea slugs. They are marine gastropod mollusks in the family Stiligeridae.
They somewhat resemble nudibranchs, but are not closely related to them. They are a rich green in color from the green algae they eat.
[edit] Species in the genus Stiliger
- Stiliger bellulus (Orgibny, 1837)
- Stiliger costai Pruvot-fol, 1951
- Stiliger felinus (Hutton, 1882)
- Stiliger fuscatus Gould, 1870
- Stiliger fuscovittatus Lance, 1962 - brown-streak stiliger
- Stiliger niger Lemche, 1935
- Stiliger oophaga (Lemche, 1972)
- Stiliger ornatus Ehrenberg, 1831
- Stiliger vanellus
- Stiliger vossi Ev. Marcus and Er. Marcus, 1960
[edit] References
- Powell A W B, New Zealand Mollusca, William Collins Publishers Ltd, Auckland, New Zealand 1979 ISBN 0-00-216906-1
- Stiliger (TSN 77977). Integrated Taxonomic Information System.
- Many images of Stiliger species [1]
