''Leostyletus'' is a
genus
Genus (; : genera ) is a taxonomic rank above species and below family (taxonomy), family as used in the biological classification of extant taxon, living and fossil organisms as well as Virus classification#ICTV classification, viruses. In bino ...
of
sea slug
Sea slug is a common name for some Marine biology, marine invertebrates with varying levels of resemblance to terrestrial Slug, slugs. Most creatures known as sea slugs are gastropods, i.e. they are Sea snail, sea snails (marine gastropod moll ...
s, specifically of
aeolid nudibranch
Nudibranchs () are a group of soft-bodied marine gastropod molluscs, belonging to the order Nudibranchia, that shed their shells after their larval stage. They are noted for their often extraordinary colours and striking forms, and they have b ...
s.
[Bouchet, P. (2015)]
''Leostyletus'' Martynov, 1998.
In: MolluscaBase (2015). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species on 2015-12-27
Species
Species in this genus include:
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Leostyletus misakiensis
''Leostyletus misakiensis'', common name Misaki aeolid, is a species of sea slug or nudibranch, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Eubranchidae.
Distribution
This species was described from Misaki, Sagami Bay, on an ''Obelia'' colony, Jap ...
''
(Baba, 1960)
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Leostyletus pseudomisakiensis
''Leostyletus pseudomisakiensis'' is a species of sea slug or nudibranch, a marine (ocean), marine gastropod mollusc in the family (biology), family Eubranchidae.Bouchet, P. (2015)''Leostyletus pseudomisakiensis'' Martynov, 1998.In: MolluscaBase ...
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Martynov, 1998
References
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Eubranchidae