Ercolania viridis

Author
A. Costa, 1866

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Overall Geographic Range
NC to Brazil; Bermuda
Habitat-Biology
  • benthic
  • herbivore
  • submerged vegetation (seaweeds, mangrove roots)
References

  • Clark, K. B. 1994. Ascoglossan (=Sacoglossa) molluscs in the Florida Keys: rare marine invertebrates at special risk. Bulletin of Marine Science 54(3): 900–916.

  • Marcus, E. d. B.-R. 1972a. On some opisthobranchs from Florida. Bulletin of Marine Science 22(2): 284–308.

  • Valdés, A., J. Hamann, D. W. Behrens, and A. DuPont. 2006. Caribbean Sea Slugs. Sea Challengers Natural History Books, Gig Harbor, Washington. vii + 289 pp.

Endnotes

  • Ercolania viridis: Ercolania funerea (A. Costa, 1867) is a synonym; see Valdés et al. (2006).

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, 05-07-2024.

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