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Stiliger

Stiliger is a genus of small and minute sacoglossan or sap-sucking sea slugs. They are marine gastropod mollusks in the family Limapontiidae.

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:

Species brought into synonymy :
  • Stiliger amphibius <small>Allman, 1845</small>: synonym of Alderia modesta <small>(Lovén, 1844)</small>
  • Stiliger bellulus <small>(Orgibny, 1837)</small>: synonym of Calliopaea bellula <small>d'Orbigny, 1837</small>
  • Stiliger boodleae <small>Baba, 1938</small>: synonym of Ercolania boodleae <small>(Baba, 1938)</small>
  • Stiliger cricetus <small>Er. Marcus & Ev. Marcus, 1970</small>: synonym of Ercolania coerulea <small>Trinchese, 1892</small>
  • Stiliger erbsus <small>Ev. Marcus & Er. Marcus, 1970</small>: synonym of Ercolania erbsus <small>(Ev. Marcus & Er. Marcus, 1970)</small> (original combination)
  • Stiliger felinus <small>(Hutton, 1882)</small>: synonym of Ercolania felina <small>(F. W. Hutton, 1882)</small>
  • Stiliger formicarius <small>Baba, 1959</small>: synonym of Costasiella formicaria <small>(Baba, 1959)</small>
  • Stiliger fuscatus <small>Gould, 1870</small>: synonym of Ercolania fuscata <small>(Gould, 1870)</small>
  • Stiliger gopalai <small>Rao, 1937</small>: synonym of Ercolania gopalai <small>(Rao, 1937)</small>
  • Stiliger lilianae <small>Ev. Marcus & Er. Marcus, 1969</small> : synonym of Costasiella ocellifera (Simroth, 1895)
  • Stiliger llerai <small>Ortea, 1981</small>: synonym of Stiliger llerae <small>Ortea, 1981</small>
  • Stiliger mariae <small>(Meyer & Möbius, 1865)</small>: synonym of Calliopaea bellula <small>d'Orbigny, 1837</small>
  • Stiliger modestus <small>Lovén, 1844</small>: synonym of Alderia modesta <small>(Lovén, 1844)</small>
  • Stiliger niger <small>Lemche, 1935</small>: synonym of Ercolania nigra <small>(Lemche, 1935)</small>
  • Stiliger nigrovittatus <small>Rao & Rao, 196</small>3: synonym of Ercolania raorum <small>(Ev. Marcus & Er. Marcus, 1970)</small> (Invalid: junior secondary homonym of Stiliger nigrovittatus <small>(A. Costa, 1866)</small>; Stiliger raorum is a replacement name)
  • Stiliger noto <small>Baba, 1959</small>: synonym of Hermaea noto <small>(Baba, 1959)</small>
  • Stiliger oophaga <small>(Lemche, 1972)</small>: synonym of Calliopaea oophaga <small>Lemche in Gascoigne & Sartory, 1974</small>
  • Stiliger pica <small>Annandale & Prashad, 1922</small>: synonym of Ercolania pica <small>(Annandale & Prashad, 1922)</small>
  • Stiliger pusillus <small>Baba, 1959</small>: synonym of Calliopaea pusilla <small>(Baba, 1968)</small>
  • Stiliger scaldianus <small>(Nyst, 1855)</small>: synonym of Alderia modesta <small>(Lovén, 1844)</small>
  • Stiliger smaragdinus <small>Baba, 1949</small>: synonym of Sacoproteus smaragdinus <small>(Baba, 1949)</small> as type species of the genus Sacoproteus
  • Stiliger subviridis <small>Baba, 1959</small>: synonym of Ercolania subviridis <small>(Baba, 1959)</small>
  • Stiliger talis <small>Ev. Marcus & Er. Marcus, 1956</small>: synonym of Ercolania talis <small>(Ev. Marcus & Er. Marcus, 1956)</small> (original combination)
  • Stiliger tentaculatus <small>Eliot, 1917</small>: synonym of Ercolania tentaculata <small>(Eliot, 1917)</small> (original combination)
  • Stiliger vanellus <small>Er. Marcus, 1957</small>: synonym of Ercolania fuscata <small>(Gould, 1870)</small>
  • Stiliger varians <small>Eliot, 1904</small>: synonym of Ercolania varians <small>(Eliot, 1904)</small>
  • Stiliger vesiculosus <small>(Deshayes, 1853)</small>: synonym of Calliopaea bellula <small>d'Orbigny, 1837</small>
  • Stiliger zosterae <small>Baba, 1959</small>: synonym of Hermaea zosterae <small>(Baba, 1959)</small>

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