Scyllaea is a genus of nudibranchs. They are marine gastropod molluscs in the family Scyllaeidae.Gofas, 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
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.Dave Behrens: Scyllaea pelagica Linnaeus, 1758, at Slugsite.us, retrieved on 2012-10-31
Species Species in the genus Scyllaea include Scyllaea fulva Quoy & Gaimard, 1824 Scyllaea pelagica Linnaeus, 1758 Species brought into synonymy Scyllaea dracaena Kelaart, 1858: synonym of Scyllaea fulva Quoy & Gaimard, 1824 Scyllaea edwardsii A. E. Verrill, 1878: synonym of Scyllaea pelagica Linnaeus, 1758 Scyllaea grayae A. Adams & Reeve, 1850: synonym of Scyllaea pelagica Linnaeus, 1758 Scyllaea quoyi Gray, 1850: synonym of Scyllaea fulva Quoy & Gaimard, 1824 Nomina dubia Scyllaea ghomfodensis Forskål, 1775 Scyllaea lamyi Vayssière, 1917
References
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
External links Slugsite.us - Scyllaea pelagica Linnaeus, 1758 Jaxshells.org - Scyllaea pelagica Linnaeus, 1758 Sargassum Nudibranch And Egg Strands