Stiliger

Taxobox
name = "Stiliger"


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regnum = Animalia
phylum = Mollusca
classis = Gastropoda
subclassis = Orthogastropoda
superordo = Heterobranchia
ordo = Opisthobranchia
subordo = Sacoglossa
familia = Stiligeridae
genus = "Stiliger"
genus_authority = Ehrenberg, 1831
subdivision_ranks = Species
subdivision = See text.

"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.

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

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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* Many images of "Stiliger" species [http://seaslugforum.net]