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''Stylocheilus'' (Gould, 1852) is a genus of sea slugs, specifically sea hares, marine opisthobranch gastropod mollusks in the family Aplysiidae, the sea hares. According to some authors this genus belongs in the family Dolabriferidae. A general description can be found on the page of the superfamily Aplysioidea. ==Species== Species in the genus ''Stylocheilus'' include: *''Stylocheilus longicauda'' Quoy & Gaimard, 1824 : Blue-ring Sea Hare, Lemon Sea Hare (used to be called ''Stylocheilus citrina'') * *Distribution : circumtropical, Indo-West Pacific. * *Color : bright yellow or green with bluish eyespots, no lines. * *Description : This is one of the most specialized sea hares; elongate body with a long "tail" (as stated by its name ''longicauda''), adapted for living on floating seaweed; feeds on Mermaid's Hair, blue-green algae of species ''Lynghya majuscula''; at times, they are abundant, with several thousands crawling in the sand, traveling in chains ("snail trail") up to 10 m long *''Stylocheilus striatus'' Quoy & Gaimard, 1832 * *Distribution : circumtropical; intertidal, occurs up to 30 m depth * *Length : 65 mm * *Color : brownish, with blue spots; lined species, with dark longitudinal lines (as stated by its name ''striatus'') and small eyespots, providing excellent camouflage. * *Description : Feeds on blue-green algae; gives off a purple ink when disturbed. ;Species brought into synonymy: * ''Stylocheilus citrinus'' (Rang, 1828): synonym of ''Stylocheilus longicauda'' (Quoy & Gaimard, 1825) 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Stylocheilus」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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