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Scyllaea

Scyllaea is a genus of nudibranchs. They are marine gastropod molluscs in the family Scyllaeidae.

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.

Species

Species in the genus Scyllaea include

Species brought into synonymy:
  • Scyllaea dracaena <small>Kelaart, 1858</small>: synonym of Scyllaea fulva <small>Quoy & Gaimard, 1824</small>
  • Scyllaea edwardsii <small>A. E. Verrill, 1878</small>: synonym of Scyllaea pelagica <small>Linnaeus, 1758</small>
  • Scyllaea grayae <small>A. Adams & Reeve, 1850</small>: synonym of Scyllaea pelagica <small>Linnaeus, 1758</small>
  • Scyllaea quoyi <small>Gray, 1850</small>: synonym of Scyllaea fulva <small>Quoy & Gaimard, 1824</small>
Nomina dubia
  • Scyllaea ghomfodensis <small>ForskÃ¥l, 1775</small>
  • Scyllaea lamyi <small>Vayssière, 1917</small>

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.&nbsp;180–213

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