''Stiliger'' 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 small and minute
sacoglossa
Sacoglossa are a superorder of small sea slugs and sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks that belong to the clade Heterobranchia known as sacoglossans. There are 284 valid species recognized within this superorder. Sacoglossans live by ingestin ...
n or sap-sucking
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. They are
marine gastropod
Gastropods (), commonly known as slugs and snails, belong to a large Taxonomy (biology), taxonomic class of invertebrates within the phylum Mollusca called Gastropoda ().
This class comprises snails and slugs from saltwater, freshwater, and fro ...
mollusk
Mollusca is a phylum of protostomic invertebrate animals, whose members are known as molluscs or mollusks (). Around 76,000 extant species of molluscs are recognized, making it the second-largest animal phylum after Arthropoda. The ...
s in the
family
Family (from ) is a Social group, group of people related either by consanguinity (by recognized birth) or Affinity (law), affinity (by marriage or other relationship). It forms the basis for social order. Ideally, families offer predictabili ...
Limapontiidae
Limapontiidae is a taxonomic family of small to minute sacoglossan sea slugs. These are marine opisthobranch gastropod mollusks.Bouchet, P.; Gofas, S. (2011). Limapontiidae. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marin ...
.
[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]
They somewhat resemble
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, 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 ITIS: Stiliger costai
/ref>
* '' Stiliger fuscovittatus'' Lance, 1962 - brown-streak stiliger
* ''Stiliger illus
''Stiliger'' is a genus of small and minute sacoglossan or sap-sucking sea slugs. They are marine (ocean), marine gastropod mollusks in the family (biology), family Limapontiidae.Stiliger Ehrenberg, 1831. In: Bouchet, P.; Gofas, S.; Rosenberg, G ...
'' 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
In International_Code_of_Zoological_Nomenclature, zoological nomenclature, a type species (''species typica'') is the species name with which the name of a genus or subgenus is considered to be permanently taxonomically associated, i.e., the spe ...
of the genus '' Sacoproteus''
References
* Powell A W B, ''New Zealand Mollusca'', William Collins Publishers Ltd, Auckland, New Zealand 1979
* Jensen K.R. (2007) ''Biogeography of the Sacoglossa (Mollusca, Opisthobranchia)''. Bonner Zoologische Beiträge 55:255–281
*
* Many images of ''Stiliger'' specie
{{Taxonbar, from=Q3200675
Limapontiidae
Taxa named by Christian Gottfried Ehrenberg