Stiliger

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Stiliger
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Stiliger berghi
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Heterobranchia
Superorder: Sacoglossa
Superfamily: Limapontioidea
Family: Limapontiidae
Genus: Stiliger
Ehrenberg, 1831
Type species
Stiliger ornatusEhrenberg, 1828

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:

Species brought into synonymy

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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. ↑ ITIS: Stiliger costai
  3. ↑ Krug, P. J.; Wong, N. L. W.; Medina, M. R.; Gosliner, T. M.; Valdés, Á. A. (2018). "Cryptic speciation yields remarkable mimics: A new genus of sea slugs that masquerade as toxic algae (Caulerpa spp.)". Zoologica Scripta. 47 (6): 699–713. doi: 10.1111/zsc.12310 .
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