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Scyllaea

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Scyllaea is a genus of nudibranchs. They are marinegastropodmolluscs in the family Scyllaeidae.[1]

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.[2]

Species

Species in the genus Scyllaea include

Species brought into synonymy
  • Scyllaea dracaenaKelaart, 1858: synonym of Scyllaea fulvaQuoy & Gaimard, 1824
  • Scyllaea edwardsiiA. E. Verrill, 1878: synonym of Scyllaea pelagicaLinnaeus, 1758
  • Scyllaea grayaeA. Adams & Reeve, 1850: synonym of Scyllaea pelagicaLinnaeus, 1758
  • Scyllaea quoyiGray, 1850: synonym of Scyllaea fulvaQuoy & Gaimard, 1824
Nomina dubia
  • Scyllaea ghomfodensisForskål, 1775
  • Scyllaea lamyiVayssière, 1917

References

  1. 12Gofas, 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
  2. ↑Dave Behrens: Scyllaea pelagica Linnaeus, 1758, at Slugsite.us, retrieved on 2012-10-31
  • 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
  • Pola, M.; Camacho-García, Y. E.; Gosliner, T. M. (June 2012). "Molecular data illuminate cryptic nudibranch species: The evolution of the Scyllaeidae (Nudibranchia: Dendronotina) with a revision of Notobryon". Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society. 165 (2): 311–336. doi:10.1111/j.1096-3642.2012.00816.x.
  • Slugsite.us - Scyllaea pelagica Linnaeus, 1758
  • Jaxshells.org - Scyllaea pelagica Linnaeus, 1758 Sargassum Nudibranch And Egg Strands