| Sacoproteus | |
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| Sacoproteus yhiae, collected at Bunurong Marine National Park, Australia | |
Scientific classification
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Subclass: | Heterobranchia |
| Family: | Limapontiidae |
| Genus: |
Sacoproteus Krug et al. 2018 [1] |
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Sacoproteus is a genus of sea slugs in the Limapontiidae family, described in 2018. It contains five species, of which four were newly described when the genus was erected, and one ( Sacoproteus smaragdinus) was reassigned from its previous classification of Stiliger smaragdinus as the type species of the new genus. Most of the species are mimetic of toxic "sea-grape" algae in the genus Caulerpa. [1] [2]
Species
The species of the genus were found to closely mimic the appearance of different types of toxic algae that they feed on. [1]
- Sacoproteus smaragdinus (previously classified as Stiliger smaragdinus): mimics Caulerpa racemosa and Caulerpa lentilifera
- Sacoproteus nishae: mimics Caulerpa chemnitzia
- Sacoproteus yhiae: mimics Caulerpa cactoides and Caulerpa gemminata
- Sacoproteus browni: probably as S. yhiae
- Sacoproteus thomasleei: not mimetic
References
- ^ a b c 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.
- ^ "Stunning new sea slug species look just like seaweed". 2018-10-16. Archived from the original on December 4, 2018. Retrieved 2018-12-04.
| Sacoproteus | |
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| Sacoproteus yhiae, collected at Bunurong Marine National Park, Australia | |
|
Scientific classification
| |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Subclass: | Heterobranchia |
| Family: | Limapontiidae |
| Genus: |
Sacoproteus Krug et al. 2018 [1] |
| Species | |
| |
Sacoproteus is a genus of sea slugs in the Limapontiidae family, described in 2018. It contains five species, of which four were newly described when the genus was erected, and one ( Sacoproteus smaragdinus) was reassigned from its previous classification of Stiliger smaragdinus as the type species of the new genus. Most of the species are mimetic of toxic "sea-grape" algae in the genus Caulerpa. [1] [2]
Species
The species of the genus were found to closely mimic the appearance of different types of toxic algae that they feed on. [1]
- Sacoproteus smaragdinus (previously classified as Stiliger smaragdinus): mimics Caulerpa racemosa and Caulerpa lentilifera
- Sacoproteus nishae: mimics Caulerpa chemnitzia
- Sacoproteus yhiae: mimics Caulerpa cactoides and Caulerpa gemminata
- Sacoproteus browni: probably as S. yhiae
- Sacoproteus thomasleei: not mimetic
References
- ^ a b c 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.
- ^ "Stunning new sea slug species look just like seaweed". 2018-10-16. Archived from the original on December 4, 2018. Retrieved 2018-12-04.