Scyllaea
Scyllaea is a genus of nudibranchs. They are marine gastropod molluscs in the family Scyllaeidae.
The slugs live on floating algae like Sargassum, where they have the same color and shape as the alga and can hardly be seen by predators. They feed on hydrozoa growing on the alga.
Species
Species in the genus Scyllaea includeScyllaea fulva Quoy & Gaimard, 1824Scyllaea pelagica Linnaeus, 1758;Species brought into synonymy:Scyllaea dracaena Kelaart, 1858: synonym of Scyllaea fulva Quoy & Gaimard, 1824Scyllaea edwardsii A. E. Verrill, 1878: synonym of Scyllaea pelagica Linnaeus, 1758Scyllaea grayae A. Adams & Reeve, 1850: synonym of Scyllaea pelagica Linnaeus, 1758Scyllaea quoyi Gray, 1850: synonym of Scyllaea fulva Quoy & Gaimard, 1824
;Nomina dubiaScyllaea ghomfodensis Forskål, 1775 Scyllaea lamyi Vayssière, 1917