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* ''Stiliger pica'' <small>Annandale & Prashad, 1922</small>: synonym of ''[[Ercolania pica]]'' <small>(Annandale & Prashad, 1922)</small>
* ''Stiliger pica'' <small>Annandale & Prashad, 1922</small>: synonym of ''[[Ercolania pica]]'' <small>(Annandale & Prashad, 1922)</small>
* ''Stiliger scaldianus'' <small>(Nyst, 1855)</small>: synonym of ''[[Alderia modesta]]'' <small>(Lovén, 1844)</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><ref name=krug>{{cite journal|last1=Krug|first1=P. J.|last2=Wong|first2=N. L. W.|last3=Medina|first3=M. R.|last4=Gosliner|first4=T. M.|last5=Valdés|first5=Á. A.|year=2018|title=Cryptic speciation yields remarkable mimics: A new genus of sea slugs that masquerade as toxic algae (''Caulerpa'' spp.)|journal=Zoologica Scripta|volume=47|issue=6|pages=699–713|doi=10.1111/zsc.12310|doi-access=free}}</ref>
* ''Stiliger subviridis'' <small>Baba, 1959</small>: synonym of ''[[Ercolania subviridis]]'' <small>(Baba, 1959)</small>
* ''Stiliger subviridis'' <small>Baba, 1959</small>: synonym of ''[[Ercolania subviridis]]'' <small>(Baba, 1959)</small>
* ''Stiliger vanellus'' <small>Er. Marcus, 1957</small>: synonym of ''[[Ercolania fuscata]]'' <small>(Gould, 1870)</small>
* ''Stiliger vanellus'' <small>Er. Marcus, 1957</small>: synonym of ''[[Ercolania fuscata]]'' <small>(Gould, 1870)</small>

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Stiliger
Stiliger berghi
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Stiliger

Ehrenberg, 1831
Type species
Stiliger ornatus
Ehrenberg, 1828
Species

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Stiliger is a genus of small and minute sacoglossan or sap-sucking sea slugs. They are marine gastropod mollusks in the family Limapontiidae.[1]

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

References

  1. ^ 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
  2. ^ Krug, P. J.; Wong, N. L. W.; Medina, M. R.; Gosliner, T. M.; Valdés, Á. A. (2018). "Cryptic speciation yields remarkable mimics: A new genus of sea slugs that masquerade as toxic algae (Caulerpa spp.)". Zoologica Scripta. 47 (6): 699–713. doi:10.1111/zsc.12310.