Stylocheilus

Species

• Stylocheilus longicauda Quoy & Gaimard, 1824 - Blue-ring Sea Hare, Lemon Sea Hare
• *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", 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 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 and small eyespots, providing excellent camouflage.
• *Description : Feeds on blue-green algae; gives off a purple ink when disturbed.

• Stylocheilus quercinus Gould, 1852

• Stylocheilus citrinus is a synonym of Stylocheilus longicauda
• Stylocheilus lineolatus Gould, 1852: synonym of Stylocheilus longicauda