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:
 * Stiliger akkeshiensis Baba, 1935
 * Stiliger auarita Caballer, Ortea & Moro, 2009
 * Stiliger aureomarginatus Jensen, 1993
 *  Stiliger berghi Baba, 1937
 * Stiliger costai Pruvot-fol, 1951
 * Stiliger fuscovittatus Lance, 1962 - brown-streak stiliger
 * Stiliger illus 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, 196 3: 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 of the genus Sacoproteus
 * Stiliger subviridis Baba, 1959 : synonym of Ercolania subviridis (Baba, 1959)
 * Stiliger talis Ev. Marcus & Er. Marcus, 1956 : synonym of Ercolania talis (Ev. Marcus & Er. Marcus, 1956) (original combination)
 * Stiliger tentaculatus Eliot, 1917 : synonym of ''Ercolania tentaculata' ' (Eliot, 1917) (original combination)
 * Stiliger vanellus Er. Marcus, 1957 : synonym of Ercolania fuscata (Gould, 1870)
 * Stiliger varians Eliot, 1904 : synonym of Ercolania varians (Eliot, 1904)
 * Stiliger vesiculosus (Deshayes, 1853) : synonym of Calliopaea bellula d'Orbigny, 1837
 * Stiliger zosterae Baba, 1959 : synonym of Hermaea zosterae (Baba, 1959)