Stiliger
Stiliger is a genus of small and minute sacoglossan or sap-sucking sea slugs. They are marine gastropod mollusks in the family Limapontiidae.[1]
They somewhat resemble nudibranchs, but are not closely related to them. They are a rich green in color, caused by the green algae they eat.
Species
Species in the genus Stiliger include:
- Stiliger akkeshiensis Baba, 1935
- Stiliger auarita Caballer, Ortea & Moro, 2009
- Stiliger aureomarginatus Jensen, 1993
- Stiliger berghi' Baba, 1937
- Stiliger costai Pruvot-fol, 1951
- Stiliger felinus (Hutton, 1882)
- Stiliger fuscovittatus Lance, 1962 - brown-streak stiliger
- Stiliger llerae Ortea, 1981
- Stiliger ornatus Ehrenberg, 1831
- Stiliger pusillus Baba, 1959
- Stiliger smaragdinus Baba, 1949
- Stiliger talis Ev. Marcus & Er. Marcus, 1956
- Stiliger vanellus
- Stiliger viridis (Kelaart, 1858)
- Stiliger vossi Ev. Marcus and Er. Marcus, 1960
- Species brought into synonymy
- Stiliger bellulus (Orgibny, 1837) : synonym of Calliopaea bellula d'Orbigny, 1837
- Stiliger fuscatus Gould, 1870 : synonym of Ercolania fuscata (Gould, 1870)
- Stiliger lilianae Ev. Marcus & Er. Marcus, 1969 : synonym of Costasiella lilianae (Ev. Marcus & Er. Marcus, 1969)
- Stiliger llerai Ortea, 1981 : synonym of Stiliger llerae Ortea, 1981
- Stiliger mariae (Meyer & Möbius, 1865) : synonym of Calliopaea bellula d'Orbigny, 1837
- Stiliger modestus Lovén, 1844 : synonym of Alderia modesta (Lovén, 1844)
- Stiliger niger Lemche, 1935 : synonym of Ercolania nigra (Lemche, 1935)
- Stiliger noto Baba, 1959 : synonym of Hermaea noto (Baba, 1959)
- Stiliger oophaga (Lemche, 1972) : synonym of Calliopaea oophaga Lemche in Gascoigne & Sartory, 1974
- Stiliger vesiculosus (Deshayes, 1853) : synonym of Calliopaea bellula d'Orbigny, 1837
- Stiliger zosterae Baba, 1959 : synonym of Hermaea zosterae (Baba, 1959)
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