Stiliger

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Genus of gastropods

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::summary Genus of gastropods ::

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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 Limapontiidae.

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:

;Species brought into synonymy :

  • Stiliger amphibius Allman, 1845: synonym of Alderia modesta (Lovén, 1844)
  • Stiliger bellulus (Orgibny, 1837): synonym of Calliopaea bellula d'Orbigny, 1837
  • Stiliger boodleae Baba, 1938: synonym of Ercolania boodleae (Baba, 1938)
  • Stiliger cricetus Er. Marcus & Ev. Marcus, 1970: synonym of Ercolania coerulea Trinchese, 1892
  • Stiliger erbsus Ev. Marcus & Er. Marcus, 1970: synonym of Ercolania erbsus (Ev. Marcus & Er. Marcus, 1970) (original combination)
  • Stiliger felinus (Hutton, 1882): synonym of Ercolania felina (F. W. Hutton, 1882)
  • Stiliger formicarius Baba, 1959: synonym of Costasiella formicaria (Baba, 1959)
  • Stiliger fuscatus Gould, 1870: synonym of Ercolania fuscata (Gould, 1870)
  • Stiliger gopalai Rao, 1937: synonym of Ercolania gopalai (Rao, 1937)
  • Stiliger lilianae Ev. Marcus & Er. Marcus, 1969 : synonym of Costasiella ocellifera (Simroth, 1895)
  • 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 nigrovittatus Rao & Rao, 1963: synonym of Ercolania raorum (Ev. Marcus & Er. Marcus, 1970) (Invalid: junior secondary homonym of Stiliger nigrovittatus (A. Costa, 1866); Stiliger raorum is a replacement name)
  • Stiliger noto Baba, 1959: synonym of Hermaea noto (Baba, 1959)
  • Stiliger oophaga (Lemche, 1972): synonym of* Calliopaea oophaga* Lemche in Gascoigne & Sartory, 1974
  • Stiliger pica Annandale & Prashad, 1922: synonym of Ercolania pica (Annandale & Prashad, 1922)
  • Stiliger pusillus Baba, 1959: synonym of Calliopaea pusilla (Baba, 1968)
  • Stiliger scaldianus (Nyst, 1855): synonym of Alderia modesta (Lovén, 1844)
  • Stiliger smaragdinus Baba, 1949: synonym of Sacoproteus smaragdinus (Baba, 1949) as type species of the genus Sacoproteus
  • Stiliger subviridis Baba, 1959: synonym of Ercolania subviridis (Baba, 1959)
  • Stiliger talis Ev. Marcus & Er. Marcus, 1956: synonym of Ercolania talis (Ev. Marcus & Er. Marcus, 1956) (original combination)
  • Stiliger tentaculatus Eliot, 1917: synonym of Ercolania tentaculata (Eliot, 1917) (original combination)
  • Stiliger vanellus Er. Marcus, 1957: synonym of Ercolania fuscata (Gould, 1870)
  • Stiliger varians Eliot, 1904: synonym of Ercolania varians (Eliot, 1904)
  • Stiliger vesiculosus (Deshayes, 1853): synonym of Calliopaea bellula d'Orbigny, 1837
  • Stiliger zosterae Baba, 1959: synonym of Hermaea zosterae (Baba, 1959)

References

References

  1. Stiliger Ehrenberg, 1831. In: Bouchet, P.; Gofas, S.; Rosenberg, G. (2010) World Marine Mollusca database. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=138525 on 12 April 2011
  2. [https://www.itis.gov/servlet/SingleRpt/SingleRpt?search_topic=TSN&search_value=77984&print_version=PRT&source=to_print#null ITIS: Stiliger costai]
  3. (2018). "Cryptic speciation yields remarkable mimics: A new genus of sea slugs that masquerade as toxic algae (''Caulerpa'' spp.)". Zoologica Scripta.

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