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Family: Limapontiidae



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31 species (see list below)
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Alderella comosa
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Max. Length 0.3 cm DL
 
Alderiopsis garfio
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Max. Length 1.4 cm TL
 
Ercolania boodleae
[Boodlea sapsucker]
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Ercolania coerulea
[Blue stiliger]
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Ercolania funerea
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Max. Length 0.8 cm DL
 
Ercolania fuscata
[Dusky stiliger]
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Ercolania fuscovittata
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Ercolania gopalai
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Ercolania kencolesi
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Ercolania lozanoi
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Ercolania margaritae
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Ercolania nigra
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Ercolania tentaculata
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Ercolania translucens
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Max. Length 1 cm DL
 
Ercolania viridis
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Max. Length 0.8 cm TL
 
Limapontia capitata
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Limapontia depressa
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Limapontia nigra
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Limapontia senestra
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Limapontia zonata
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Photo by Harasti, David

Indo-West Pacific and the
Max. Length 0.1 cm TL
Placida cremoniana (Trichese, 1892)

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Placida cremoniana
[Cremona's slug]
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Placida daguilarensis
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Placida dendritica
[Dendritic placida]

Photo by Johnson, Scott and Jeanette

Indo-Pacific

Placida kevinleei McCarthy, Krug & Á. Valdés, 2017

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Placida kevinleei
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Placida saronica
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Placida sudamericana
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Placida tardyi
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Max. Length 0.4 cm DL
 
Placida verticilata
[]

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Western Central Pacific

Sacoproteus nishae Krug, Wong, M. R. Medina, Gosliner & Á. Valdés, 2018

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Sacoproteus nishae
[]

Photo by Johnson, Scott and Jeanette

Indo-Pacific. Tropical a
Max. Length 2 cm TL
Sacoproteus smaragdinus (Baba, 1949)

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Sacoproteus smaragdinus
[Emerald slug]
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Max. Length 0.2 cm DL
 
Stiliger talis
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Scientific Name English Name Distribution Max. Length (cm) Year
Alderella comosa Mediterranean Sea. 1867
Alderiopsis garfio Western Atlantic. 0.3 DL 2006
Ercolania boodleae Boodlea sapsucker Pacific Ocean. 1.4 TL 1938
Ercolania coerulea Blue stiliger Atlantic Ocean and the Me 1893
Ercolania funerea Western Atlantic and the 1867
Ercolania fuscata Dusky stiliger Atlantic Ocean. 0.8 DL 1870
Ercolania fuscovittata Western Atlantic and East 1962
Ercolania gopalai Indo-West Pacific 1937
Ercolania kencolesi Western Central Pacific 2007
Ercolania lozanoi Mediterranean Sea. 1981
Ercolania margaritae Indo-West Pacific 1974
Ercolania nigra Northeast Atlantic 1935
Ercolania tentaculata Western Pacific 1917
Ercolania translucens Indo-West Pacific 1993
Ercolania viridis Western Atlantic and the 1 DL 1866
Limapontia capitata Northeast Atlantic and th 0.8 TL 1774
Limapontia depressa Northeast Atlantic 1862
Limapontia nigra Mediterranean 1773
Limapontia senestra Northeast Atlantic and th 1844
Limapontia zonata Western Atlantic 1852
Placida cremoniana Cremona's slug Indo-West Pacific and the 0.1 TL 1892
Placida daguilarensis Western Indian Ocean 1990
Placida dendritica Dendritic placida Atlantic Ocean, Indo-Paci 1843
Placida kevinleei Indo-Pacific 2017
Placida saronica Mediterranean Sea. 1988
Placida sudamericana Mediterranean Sea. 2021
Placida tardyi Mediterranean Sea. 1873
Placida verticilata Atlantic Ocean and Medite 0.4 DL 1981
Sacoproteus nishae Western Central Pacific 2018
Sacoproteus smaragdinus Emerald slug Indo-Pacific. Tropical a 2 TL 1949
Stiliger talis Western Atlantic. 0.2 DL 1956



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