Sacoglossans

This page contains the most of the Sacoglossans we have seen at Kwajalein. Sacoglossans are all herbivores, feeding on marine algae, and are sometimes commonly referred to as "sap-sucking seaslugs." Many of the groups, such as the Volvatella, Elysia, Cyerce and most of the Limapontiidae have variable species that are often difficult to tell apart. We have tried to err on the side of splitting off variations that might be the same species on the assumption it is easier to keep from losing data by too generously spitting species than mistakenly lumping multiple species into one.

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Order SACOGLOSSA

Family CYLINDROBULLIDAE


Ascobulla cf fischeri


Ascobulla
sp. e434

Cylindrobulla
sp. e825

Cylindrobulla sp. e845

Cylindrobulla? sp. e964

Volvatella angeliniana

Volvatella cf laguncula

Volvatella maculata

Volvatella cf ventricosa

Volvatella vigourouxi

Volvatella
cf viridis

Volvatella
sp e577

Volvatella
sp. e578

Volvatella sp. e579

Volvatella sp. e840

Family JULIIDAE


Berthelinia schlumbergeri


Julia exquisita

Julia exquisita

Julia zebra

Family OXYNOIDAE


Lobiger viridis


Oxynoe jordani

Oxynoe jordani

Oxynoe jordani

Oxynoe kylei

Oxynoe viridis

Oxynoe viridis

Family CALIPHYLLIDAE


Cyerce bourbonica


Cyerce elegans

Cyerce elegans

Cyerce elegans

Cyerce
cf elegans

Cyerce nigricans

Cyerce pavonina

Cyerce
cf pavonina

Cyerce
cf pavonina

Cyerce
sp. e495

Cyerce
sp. e501

Cyerce
sp. e841

Cyerce sp. e875

Cyerce
sp. e876

Mourgona? sp. e195

Mourgona
sp. e697

Mourgona
sp. e732

Mourgona?
sp. e748

Mourgona
sp. e854

Polybranchia jensenae

Polybranchia orientalis

Polybranchia samanthae

Sohgenia palauensis

Sohgenia
sp. e473a

Sohgenia? sp. e796

Family LIMAPONTIIDAE


Ercolania cf coerulea


Ercolania kencolesi

Ercolania? sp. e737

Ercolania? sp. e738

Ercolania? sp. e823

Placida barackobamai

Placida?
sp. e487

Placida? sp. e736

Placida sp. e753

Placida? sp. e782

Placida sp. e815

Sacoproteus smaragdinus

Sacoproteus nishae

Sacoproteus thomasleei


Sacoproteus sp. e915

Stiliger ornatus

Stiliger
sp. e150

Stiliger? sp. e751

Stiliger?
sp. e701

Stiliger? sp. e714

Stiliger? sp. e916

Stiliger? sp. e917

Costasiella formicaria

Costasiella fridae

Costasiella kuroshimae

Costasiella cf kuroshimae

Costasiella usagi

Costasiella vegae

Costasiella sp. e774

Family HERMAEIDAE


Hermaea? sp. e613


Hermaea? sp. e803

Family PLAKOBRANCHIDAE


Elysia arena


Elysia
degeneri

Elysia marginata

Elysia marginata

Elysia mercieri

Elysia
nigropunctata

Elysia
cf nigropunctata

Elysia obtusa

Elysia
cf punctata

Elysia pusilla

Elysia pusilla

Elysia pusilla

Elysia pusilla

Elysia rufescens

Elysia tomentosa

Elysia
sp. e024

Elysia
sp. e116

Elysia
sp. e153

Elysia
sp. e159

Elysia
sp. e176

Elysia
sp. e296

Elysia
sp. e481

Elysia
sp. e481

Elysia
sp. e481

Elysia
sp. e491

Elysia
sp. e543

Elysia sp. 563

Elysia sp. e563

Elysia
sp. e580

Elysia
sp. e596

Elysia
sp. e644

Elysia sp. e710

Elysia
sp. e726

Elysia sp. e739

Elysia sp. e755

Elysia sp. e765

Elysia sp. e767

Elysia sp. e771

Elysia sp. e775

Elysia sp. e780

Elysia sp. e784

Elysia sp. e787

Elysia sp. e791

Elysia sp. e798

Elysia sp. e805

Elysia sp. e818

Elysia sp. e821

Elysia sp. e836

Elysia sp. e839

Elysia sp. e846

Elysia sp. e859

Elysia sp. e870

Elysia sp. e888

Elysia sp. e908

Elysia sp. e909

Elysia sp. e927

Elysia sp. e941

Elysia sp. e969

Plakobranchus ocellatus

Plakobranchus sp. e944

Plakobranchus sp. e945

Thuridilla bayeri

Thuridilla carlsoni

Thuridilla flavomaculata

Thuridilla cf gracilis

Thuridilla hoffae

Thuridilla kathae

Thuridilla livida

Thuridilla
cf ratna

Thuridilla vataae

Thuridilla sp. e972

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