# 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, 1963: 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)