''Scyllaea'' is a genus of nudibranchs. They are marine (ocean), marine gastropod molluscs in the family Scyllaeidae.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 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.Dave Behrens
Scyllaea pelagica Linnaeus, 1758
at Slugsite.us, retrieved on 2012-10-31

Species

Species in the genus ''Scyllaea'' include * ''Scyllaea fulva'' Quoy & Gaimard, 1824 * ''Scyllaea pelagica'' Linnaeus, 1758 ;Species brought into synonymy: * ''Scyllaea dracaena'' Kelaart, 1858: synonym of ''Scyllaea fulva'' Quoy & Gaimard, 1824 * ''Scyllaea edwardsii'' A. E. Verrill, 1878: synonym of ''Scyllaea pelagica'' Linnaeus, 1758 * ''Scyllaea grayae'' A. Adams & Reeve, 1850: synonym of ''Scyllaea pelagica'' Linnaeus, 1758 * ''Scyllaea quoyi'' Gray, 1850: synonym of ''Scyllaea fulva'' Quoy & Gaimard, 1824 ;Nomina dubia * ''Scyllaea ghomfodensis'' Forskål, 1775 * ''Scyllaea lamyi'' Vayssière, 1917

References

* Gofas, S.; Le Renard, J.; Bouchet, P. (2001). Mollusca, in: Costello, M.J. et al. (Ed.) (2001). ''European register of marine species: a check-list of the marine species in Europe and a bibliography of guides to their identification''. Collection Patrimoines Naturels, 50: pp. 180–213 *

External links

Slugsite.us - Scyllaea pelagica Linnaeus, 1758

Scyllaeidae Gastropod genera {{Heterobranchia-stub