Stiliger felinus
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Stiliger felinus, now known as Ercolania felina, is a minute black species of sacoglossan or sap-sucking sea slug. It is a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Stiligeridae.
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[edit] Distribution
This minute sacoglossan slug is endemic to New Zealand, on the east coast of the South Island.
[edit] Habitat
It is found in tide pools.
[edit] Description
This tiny slug has two rows of heavy cerata, or club-like appendages, down each side of the slender body. The general coloration of this animal is black, with a paler foot.
Its length is up to about 10 mm.
[edit] References
- Powell A W B, New Zealand Mollusca, William Collins Publishers Ltd, Auckland, New Zealand 1979 ISBN 0-00-216906-1
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