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]

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

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 [2]
  • Stiliger fuscovittatus Lance, 1962 - brown-streak stiliger
  • Stiliger illus Er. Marcus, 1965
  • Stiliger llerae Ortea, 1981
  • Stiliger ornatus Ehrenberg, 1831
  • Stiliger viridis (Kelaart, 1858)
  • Stiliger vossi Ev. Marcus and Er. Marcus, 1960
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[3]
  • 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
  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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