Scyllaea

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Scyllaea
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Scyllaea fulva
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Scyllaea

Linnaeus, 1758
Synonyms [1]

NereaLesson, 1831

Scyllaea is a genus of nudibranchs. They are marine gastropod molluscs in the family Scyllaeidae. [1]

Contents

The slugs live on floating algae like Sargassum , where they have the same color and shape as the alga and can hardly be seen by predators. They feed on hydrozoa growing on the alga. [2]

Species

Species in the genus Scyllaea include

Species brought into synonymy
Nomina dubia

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References

  1. 1 2 Gofas, S. (2012). Scyllaea Linnaeus, 1758. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=138468 on 2012-07-30
  2. Dave Behrens: Scyllaea pelagica Linnaeus, 1758, at Slugsite.us, retrieved on 2012-10-31