''Costasiella'' is a genus of sacoglossan sea slugs, a shell-less

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mollusks in the family Costasiellidae.Bouchet, P.; Gofas, S. (2015). Costasiella Pruvot-Fol, 1951. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=137845 on 2015-01-17 The most recent diagnosis of the genus ''Costasiella'' is by the Dutch malacologist Cornelis Kees Swennen (2007).

Species

There are 16 species in the genus ''Costasiella''Swennen C. (31 August 2007). "''

Costasiella coronata ''Costasiella coronata'' is a species of sacoglossan sea slug, a shell-less marine opisthobranch gastropod mollusk in the family Costasiellidae.Bouchet, P. (2014). Costasiella coronata Swennen, 2007. Accessed through: World Register of Mar ...

'', new species, and a revised diagnosis for the Family Costasiellidae (Mollusca: Opisthobranchia: Sacoglossa)". ''

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Costasiella arenaria ''Costasiella'' is a genus of sacoglossan sea slugs, a shell-less marine opisthobranchi gastropod mollusks in the family Costasiellidae.Bouchet, P.; Gofas, S. (2015). Costasiella Pruvot-Fol, 1951. Accessed through: World Register of Marine ...

'' K. R. Jensen, Krug, Dupont & Nishina, 2014 * ''

'' Swennen, 2007 * ''

Costasiella formicaria ''Costasiella'' is a genus of sacoglossan sea slugs, a shell-less marine opisthobranchi gastropod mollusks in the family Costasiellidae.Bouchet, P.; Gofas, S. (2015). Costasiella Pruvot-Fol, 1951. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Sp ...

'' (Baba, 1959) * ''

Costasiella illa ''Costasiella'' is a genus of sacoglossan sea slugs, a shell-less marine opisthobranchi gastropod mollusks in the family Costasiellidae.Bouchet, P.; Gofas, S. (2015). Costasiella Pruvot-Fol, 1951. Accessed through: World Register of Marine ...

'' (Marcus, 1965) * ''

Costasiella iridophora ''Costasiella'' is a genus of sacoglossan sea slugs, a shell-less marine opisthobranchi gastropod mollusks in the family Costasiellidae.Bouchet, P.; Gofas, S. (2015). Costasiella Pruvot-Fol, 1951. Accessed through: World Register of Marine ...

'' Ichikawa, 1993 * ''

Costasiella kuroshimae ''Costasiella kuroshimae''—also known as a "leaf slug", "leaf sheep", or "salty ocean caterpillar"—is a species of sacoglossan sea slug. ''Costasiella kuroshimae'' are shell-less marine opisthobranch gastropod mollusks in the family Cost ...

'' Ichikawa, 1993 * ''

Costasiella mandorahae ''Costasiella'' is a genus of sacoglossan sea slugs, a shell-less marine opisthobranchi gastropod mollusks in the family Costasiellidae.Bouchet, P.; Gofas, S. (2015). Costasiella Pruvot-Fol, 1951. Accessed through: World Register of Marine ...

'' Jensen 1997 * ''

Costasiella nonatoi ''Costasiella nonatoi'' is a species of sacoglossan sea slug in the genus ''Costasiella''. It is one of few species in the genus that is not photosynthetic. The description of this species was based on two specimens which werserially sectioneda ...

'' Marcus & Marcus, 1960 * ''

Costasiella ocellifera ''Costasiella ocellifera'' is a small (5-13 mm) species of sea slug, a shell-less marine gastropod mollusk in the family Costasiellidae. ''Costasiella ocellifera'', and other members of the Costasiellidae family are often mistakenly classified a ...

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Costasiella pallida ''Costasiella'' is a genus of sacoglossan sea slugs, a shell-less marine opisthobranchi gastropod mollusks in the family Costasiellidae.Bouchet, P.; Gofas, S. (2015). Costasiella Pruvot-Fol, 1951. Accessed through: World Register of Marine ...

'' Jensen, 1985 * '' Costasiella patricki'' Espinoza, DuPont & Valdés, 2014 * '' Costasiella paweli'' Ichikawa, 1993 * '' Costasiella rubrolineata'' Ichikawa, 1993 * '' Costasiella usagi'' Ichikawa, 1993 * '' Costasiella vegae'' Ichikawa, 1993 * '' Costasiella virescens'' Pruvot-Fol, 1951 ;Species brought into synonymy: * ''Costasiella lilianae'' (Marcus & Marcus, 1969) - Clark (1984):Clark K. B. (1984). "New records and synonymies of Bermuda Opisthobranchs (Gastropoda)". ''The Nautilus'' 98: 85–97. synonym of ''Costasiella ocellifera'' (Simroth, 1895)

References

{{Taxonbar, from=Q3200693 Costasiellidae Taxa named by Alice Pruvot-Fol