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Stiliger Smaragdinus
''Stiliger'' is a genus of small and minute sacoglossan or sap-sucking sea slugs. They are marine (ocean), marine gastropod mollusks in the family (biology), family Limapontiidae.Stiliger Ehrenberg, 1831. In: Bouchet, P.; Gofas, S.; Rosenberg, G. (2010) World Marine Mollusca database. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=138525 on 12 April 2011 They somewhat resemble nudibranchs, but are not closely related to them. They are a rich green in color, caused by the green algae they eat. Species Species in the genus ''Stiliger'' include: * ''Stiliger akkeshiensis'' Baba, 1935 * ''Stiliger auarita'' Caballer, Ortea & Moro, 2009 * ''Stiliger aureomarginatus'' Jensen, 1993 * '' Stiliger berghi'' Baba, 1937 * ''Stiliger costai'' Pruvot-fol, 1951 * ''Stiliger fuscovittatus'' Lance, 1962 - brown-streak stiliger * ''Stiliger illus'' Er. Marcus, 1965 * ''Stiliger llerae'' Ortea, 1981 * ''Stiliger ornatus'' Ehrenberg, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Christian Gottfried Ehrenberg
Christian Gottfried Ehrenberg (19 April 1795 – 27 June 1876) was a German naturalist, zoologist, comparative anatomist, geologist, and microscopist. Ehrenberg was an evangelist and was considered to be of the most famous and productive scientists of his time. Early collections The son of a judge, Christian Gottfried Ehrenberg was born in Delitzsch, near Leipzig. He first studied theology at the University of Leipzig, then medicine and natural sciences in Berlin and became a friend of the famous explorer Alexander von Humboldt. In 1818, he completed his doctoral dissertation on fungi, ''Sylvae mycologicae Berolinenses.'' In 1820–1825, on a scientific expedition to the Middle East with his friend Wilhelm Hemprich, he collected thousands of specimens of plants and animals. He investigated parts of Egypt, the Libyan Desert, the Nile valley and the northern coasts of the Red Sea, where he made a special study of the corals. Subsequently, parts of Syria, Arabia and Abyss ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |