''Sacoproteus'' is a genus of sea slugs in the Limapontiidae family, described in 2018. It contains five species, of which four were newly described when the genus was erected, and one (''

Sacoproteus smaragdinus ''Sacoproteus'' is a genus of sea slugs in the Limapontiidae family, described in 2018. It contains five species, of which four were newly described when the genus was erected, and one ('' Sacoproteus smaragdinus'') was reassigned from its previo ...

'') was reassigned from its previous classification of ''

Stiliger ''Stiliger'' is a genus of small and minute sacoglossan or sap-sucking sea slugs. They are marine gastropod mollusks in the family Limapontiidae.Stiliger Ehrenberg, 1831. In: Bouchet, P.; Gofas, S.; Rosenberg, G. (2010) World Marine Mollusca dat ...

smaragdinus'' as the type species of the new genus. Most of the species are mimetic of toxic "sea-grape" algae in the genus '' Caulerpa''.

Species

The species of the genus were found to closely mimic the appearance of different types of toxic algae that they feed on. *''

'' (previously classified as ''Stiliger smaragdinus''): mimics '' Caulerpa racemosa'' and ''

Caulerpa lentilifera ''Caulerpa'' is a genus of seaweeds in the family Caulerpaceae (among the green algae). They are unusual because they consist of only one cell with many nuclei, making them among the biggest single cells in the world. A species in the Mediterran ...

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Sacoproteus nishae ''Sacoproteus'' is a genus of sea slugs in the Limapontiidae family, described in 2018. It contains five species, of which four were newly described when the genus was erected, and one ('' Sacoproteus smaragdinus'') was reassigned from its previo ...

'': mimics ''

Caulerpa chemnitzia ''Caulerpa chemnitzia'' is a species of seaweed in the ''Caulerpaceae'' family. It is found along the coast in a large area extending from north of Perth to the Kimberley Kimberly or Kimberley may refer to: Places and historical events Aus ...

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Sacoproteus yhiae ''Sacoproteus'' is a genus of sea slugs in the Limapontiidae family, described in 2018. It contains five species, of which four were newly described when the genus was erected, and one (''Sacoproteus smaragdinus'') was reassigned from its previou ...

'': mimics ''

Caulerpa cactoides ''Caulerpa cactoides'' is a species of seaweed in the '' Caulerpaceae'' family. It is found along the coast in a large area extending from near Exmouth in the northern Gascoyne The Gascoyne region is one of the nine administrative regions o ...

'' and '' Caulerpa gemminata'' *'' Sacoproteus browni'': probably as ''S. yhiae'' *''

Sacoproteus thomasleei ''Sacoproteus'' is a genus of sea slugs in the Limapontiidae family, described in 2018. It contains five species, of which four were newly described when the genus was erected, and one (''Sacoproteus smaragdinus'') was reassigned from its previ ...

'': not mimetic

References

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