Ercolania fuscovittata

Overall Geographic Range

E. Florida to Texas; E. Pacific

Habitat-Biology

benthic
herbivore
nonindigenous to Gulf of Mexico
submerged vegetation (seaweeds, mangrove roots)

References

Behrens, D. W. 2006. Stiliger fuscovittatus Lance, 1962. Sea Slug Forum. URL http://www.seaslugforum.net/factsheet.cfm?base=stilfusc.

Endnotes

Ercolania fuscovittata: Behrens (2006) reported this Eastern Pacific species as introduced in Florida and Texas.

Species Notes

None noted.

Source

Rosenberg, G., F. Moretzsohn, and E. F. García. 2009. Gastropoda (Mollusca) of the Gulf of Mexico, Pp. 579–699 in Felder, D.L. and D.K. Camp (eds.), Gulf of Mexico–Origins, Waters, and Biota. Biodiversity. Texas A&M Press, College Station, Texas.

GulfBase Citation

Harte Research Institute for Gulf of Mexico Studies. 2016. GulfBase: Resource Database for Gulf of Mexico Research, Education, and Management. Texas A&M University-Corpus Christi. World Wide Web electronic publication. http://www.gulfbase.org, 05-10-2024.

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