WoRMS taxon details
Scyllaea pelagica Linnaeus, 1758
141425 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:141425)
accepted
Species
Scyllaea edwardsii A. E. Verrill, 1878 · unaccepted
Scyllaea grayae A. Adams & Reeve, 1850 · unaccepted
Scyllaea hookeri M. E. Gray, 1850 · unaccepted (synonym)
Scyllaea marmorata Alder & Hancock, 1864 · unaccepted
Scyllaea pelagica var. marginata Bergh, 1871 · unaccepted
Scyllaea punctata Bouchard-Chantereaux, 1835 · unaccepted (dubious synonym)
Scyllaea viridis Alder & Hancock, 1864 · unaccepted
- Variety Scyllaea pelagica var. marginata Bergh, 1871 accepted as Scyllaea pelagica Linnaeus, 1758
marine
Linnaeus, C. (1758). Systema Naturae per regna tria naturae, secundum classes, ordines, genera, species, cum characteribus, differentiis, synonymis, locis. <em>Editio decima, reformata [10th revised edition], vol. 1: 824 pp. Laurentius Salvius: Holmiae.</em> , available online at https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/726886 [details] Available for editors 
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Description Chunky body, up to 6 cm long, with the mantle ridge bearing a line of brown pigment and one or two pairs of irregularly...
Distribution Massachusetts to the West Indies
Description Chunky body, up to 6 cm long, with the mantle ridge bearing a line of brown pigment and one or two pairs of irregularly squared cerata which have gills on their inner surfaces. The rhinophores emerge from elongated sheaths. Habitat: lives and feeds on hydroids among the seaweed Sargassum; often washed up on the shore with floating weed. Distribution: pantropical. [details]
Distribution Massachusetts to the West Indies
Distribution Massachusetts to the West Indies [details]
MolluscaBase eds. (2024). MolluscaBase. Scyllaea pelagica Linnaeus, 1758. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=141425 on 2024-11-09
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original description
Linnaeus, C. (1758). Systema Naturae per regna tria naturae, secundum classes, ordines, genera, species, cum characteribus, differentiis, synonymis, locis. <em>Editio decima, reformata [10th revised edition], vol. 1: 824 pp. Laurentius Salvius: Holmiae.</em> , available online at https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/726886 [details] Available for editors [request]
original description (of Scyllaea edwardsii A. E. Verrill, 1878) Verrill, A.E. (1878). Art. XX. Notice of recent additions to the marine fauna of the eastern coast of North America. No. 1. <em>American Journal of Science and Arts.</em> Ser. 3, 16(91-96): 207-215., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/36841488
page(s): 211 [details]
original description (of Scyllaea grayae A. Adams & Reeve, 1850) Adams, A. & Reeve, L. A. (1848-1850). <i>Mollusca</i>. In A. Adams (ed.), <i>The zoology of the voyage of H.M.S. Samarang, under the command of Captain Sir Edward Belcher, C.B., F.R.A.S., F.G.S., during the years 1843-1846</i>. Reeve & Benham, London, x + 87 pp., 24 pls. [Pt. I. Preface to Mollusca (iii–x, by Adams only), 1–24, pls. 1–9, 1 November 1848; Pt. II, 25–44, pls. 10–17, 1 May 1850; Pt. III, Preface and plate explanations (i-xv), 45–87, pls. 18–24, 1 September 1850.]. , available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/39770936
page(s): 67, pl. 19, fig. 2. [details]
original description (of Scyllaea marmorata Alder & Hancock, 1864) Alder, J.; Hancock, A. (1864). Notice of a collection of nudibranchiate Mollusca made in India by Walter Elliot Esq. with descriptions of several new genera and species. <em>Transactions of the Zoological Society of London.</em> 5: 113-147., available online at http://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/28909400
page(s): 136, Plate 33, Figure 3 [details]
original description (of Scyllaea viridis Alder & Hancock, 1864) Alder, J.; Hancock, A. (1864). Notice of a collection of nudibranchiate Mollusca made in India by Walter Elliot Esq. with descriptions of several new genera and species. <em>Transactions of the Zoological Society of London.</em> 5: 113-147., available online at http://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/28909400
page(s): 136-137, Plate 33, Figures 4-5 [details]
original description (of Scyllaea hookeri M. E. Gray, 1850) Gray, J. E. (1850). [text]. In: Gray, M. E., <i>Figures of molluscous animals, selected from various authors</i>. Longman, Brown, Green and Longmans, London. Vol. 4, iv + 219 pp. (August) [Frontispiece (portrait of Mrs. Gray); pp. ii–iv (preface); 1–62 (explanation of plates 1–312 in Volumes 1–3); pp. 63–124 (systematic arrangement of figures); 127–219 (reprint of Gray 1847). , available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/11632090 [details]
context source (Bermuda) Jensen, R. H. (1997). A Checklist and Bibliography of the Marine Molluscs of Bermuda. Unp. , 547 pp [details]
basis of record Gofas, S.; Le Renard, J.; Bouchet, P. (2001). Mollusca. in: Costello, M.J. et al. (eds), European Register of Marine Species: a check-list of the marine species in Europe and a bibliography of guides to their identification. <em>Patrimoines Naturels.</em> 50: 180-213., available online at http://www.vliz.be/imisdocs/publications/ocrd/254404.pdf [details]
additional source Rosenberg, G. 2004. Malacolog Version 3.3.2: Western Atlantic gastropod database. The Academy of Natural Sciences, Philadelphia, PA., available online at http://www.malacolog.org [details]
additional source Rosenberg, G.; Moretzsohn, F.; García, E. F. (2009). Gastropoda (Mollusca) of the Gulf of Mexico, Pp. 579–699 <i>in:</i> Felder, D.L. and D.K. Camp (eds.), Gulf of Mexico–Origins, Waters, and Biota. Texas A&M Press, College Station, Texas. [details] Available for editors [request]
additional source Liu, J.Y. [Ruiyu] (ed.). (2008). Checklist of marine biota of China seas. <em>China Science Press.</em> 1267 pp. (look up in IMIS) [details] Available for editors [request]
additional source Pola M., Camacho-Garcia Y.E. & Gosliner T.M. (2012) Molecular data illuminate cryptic nudibranch species: the evolution of the Scyllaeidae (Nudibranchia: Dendronotina) with a revision of <i>Notobryon</i>. <i>Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society</i> 165: 311–336., available online at http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/j.1096-3642.2012.00816.x [details] Available for editors [request]
[request]original description (of Scyllaea edwardsii A. E. Verrill, 1878) Verrill, A.E. (1878). Art. XX. Notice of recent additions to the marine fauna of the eastern coast of North America. No. 1. <em>American Journal of Science and Arts.</em> Ser. 3, 16(91-96): 207-215., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/36841488
page(s): 211 [details]
original description (of Scyllaea grayae A. Adams & Reeve, 1850) Adams, A. & Reeve, L. A. (1848-1850). <i>Mollusca</i>. In A. Adams (ed.), <i>The zoology of the voyage of H.M.S. Samarang, under the command of Captain Sir Edward Belcher, C.B., F.R.A.S., F.G.S., during the years 1843-1846</i>. Reeve & Benham, London, x + 87 pp., 24 pls. [Pt. I. Preface to Mollusca (iii–x, by Adams only), 1–24, pls. 1–9, 1 November 1848; Pt. II, 25–44, pls. 10–17, 1 May 1850; Pt. III, Preface and plate explanations (i-xv), 45–87, pls. 18–24, 1 September 1850.]. , available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/39770936
page(s): 67, pl. 19, fig. 2. [details]
original description (of Scyllaea marmorata Alder & Hancock, 1864) Alder, J.; Hancock, A. (1864). Notice of a collection of nudibranchiate Mollusca made in India by Walter Elliot Esq. with descriptions of several new genera and species. <em>Transactions of the Zoological Society of London.</em> 5: 113-147., available online at http://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/28909400
page(s): 136, Plate 33, Figure 3 [details]
original description (of Scyllaea viridis Alder & Hancock, 1864) Alder, J.; Hancock, A. (1864). Notice of a collection of nudibranchiate Mollusca made in India by Walter Elliot Esq. with descriptions of several new genera and species. <em>Transactions of the Zoological Society of London.</em> 5: 113-147., available online at http://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/28909400
page(s): 136-137, Plate 33, Figures 4-5 [details]
original description (of Scyllaea hookeri M. E. Gray, 1850) Gray, J. E. (1850). [text]. In: Gray, M. E., <i>Figures of molluscous animals, selected from various authors</i>. Longman, Brown, Green and Longmans, London. Vol. 4, iv + 219 pp. (August) [Frontispiece (portrait of Mrs. Gray); pp. ii–iv (preface); 1–62 (explanation of plates 1–312 in Volumes 1–3); pp. 63–124 (systematic arrangement of figures); 127–219 (reprint of Gray 1847). , available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/11632090 [details]
context source (Bermuda) Jensen, R. H. (1997). A Checklist and Bibliography of the Marine Molluscs of Bermuda. Unp. , 547 pp [details]
basis of record Gofas, S.; Le Renard, J.; Bouchet, P. (2001). Mollusca. in: Costello, M.J. et al. (eds), European Register of Marine Species: a check-list of the marine species in Europe and a bibliography of guides to their identification. <em>Patrimoines Naturels.</em> 50: 180-213., available online at http://www.vliz.be/imisdocs/publications/ocrd/254404.pdf [details]
additional source Rosenberg, G. 2004. Malacolog Version 3.3.2: Western Atlantic gastropod database. The Academy of Natural Sciences, Philadelphia, PA., available online at http://www.malacolog.org [details]
additional source Rosenberg, G.; Moretzsohn, F.; García, E. F. (2009). Gastropoda (Mollusca) of the Gulf of Mexico, Pp. 579–699 <i>in:</i> Felder, D.L. and D.K. Camp (eds.), Gulf of Mexico–Origins, Waters, and Biota. Texas A&M Press, College Station, Texas. [details] Available for editors
[request]additional source Liu, J.Y. [Ruiyu] (ed.). (2008). Checklist of marine biota of China seas. <em>China Science Press.</em> 1267 pp. (look up in IMIS) [details] Available for editors
[request]additional source Pola M., Camacho-Garcia Y.E. & Gosliner T.M. (2012) Molecular data illuminate cryptic nudibranch species: the evolution of the Scyllaeidae (Nudibranchia: Dendronotina) with a revision of <i>Notobryon</i>. <i>Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society</i> 165: 311–336., available online at http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/j.1096-3642.2012.00816.x [details] Available for editors
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Present Present in aphia/obis/gbif/idigbio Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
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Description Chunky body, up to 6 cm long, with the mantle ridge bearing a line of brown pigment and one or two pairs of irregularly squared cerata which have gills on their inner surfaces. The rhinophores emerge from elongated sheaths. Habitat: lives and feeds on hydroids among the seaweed Sargassum; often washed up on the shore with floating weed. Distribution: pantropical. [details]Distribution Massachusetts to the West Indies [details]
| Language | Name | |
|---|---|---|
| English | Sargassum slugsargassum nudibranch | [details] |
| German | Sargassum-Nacktschnecke | [details] |
| Japanese | オキウミウシ | [details] |
Encyclopedia of Marine Life of Britain and Ireland
To Barcode of Life (11 barcodes)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (1 publication) (from synonym Scyllaea grayae A. Adams & Reeve, 1850)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (97 publications)
To Biological Information System for Marine Life (BISMaL)
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Scyllaea pelagica)
To GenBank (13 nucleotides; 8 proteins)
To PESI (from synonym Scyllaea edwardsii A. E. Verrill, 1878)
To PESI
To PESI (from synonym Scyllaea grayae A. Adams & Reeve, 1850)
To PESI (from synonym Scyllaea hookeri M. E. Gray, 1850)
To PESI (from synonym Scyllaea punctata Bouchard-Chantereaux, 1835)
To Sea Slug Forum (via archive.org)
To USNM Invertebrate Zoology Mollusca Collection
To ITIS
To Barcode of Life (11 barcodes)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (1 publication) (from synonym Scyllaea grayae A. Adams & Reeve, 1850)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (97 publications)
To Biological Information System for Marine Life (BISMaL)
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Scyllaea pelagica)
To GenBank (13 nucleotides; 8 proteins)
To PESI (from synonym Scyllaea edwardsii A. E. Verrill, 1878)
To PESI
To PESI (from synonym Scyllaea grayae A. Adams & Reeve, 1850)
To PESI (from synonym Scyllaea hookeri M. E. Gray, 1850)
To PESI (from synonym Scyllaea punctata Bouchard-Chantereaux, 1835)
To Sea Slug Forum (via archive.org)
To USNM Invertebrate Zoology Mollusca Collection
To ITIS
