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Elysias
Elysia
Elysia is a genus of sea slugs, marine gastropod molluscs in the family Plakobranchidae. These animals are colorful sea slugs, and they can superficially resemble nudibranchs, but are not very closely related to them. Instead they are sacoglossans, commonly known as sap-sucking slugs.
60 branches of this genus, most-observed first
Lettuce Sea Slug
speciesElysia crispata
Elysia timida
speciesElysia timida
Hedgpeth's Sapsucker
speciesElysia hedgpethi
Sap-sucking Slug
speciesElysia viridis
Elysia marginata
speciesElysia marginata
Diomedes' Sapsucker
speciesElysia diomedea
Elysia coodgeensis
speciesElysia coodgeensis
Elysia pusilla
speciesElysia pusilla
Hairy elysia
speciesElysia tomentosa
Elysia maoria
speciesElysia maoria
Hirase's Leaf Slug
speciesElysia hirasei
Ornate sap-sucking slug
speciesElysia ornata
Black-margined sea slug
speciesElysia expansa
Brown-lined Elysia
speciesElysia subornata
Elysia velutinus
speciesElysia velutinus
Reticulated Sap Sucking Slug
speciesElysia rufescens
Elysia furvacauda
speciesElysia furvacauda
Papillose Elysia
speciesElysia papillosa
Elysia zuleicae
speciesElysia zuleicae
Elysia gordanae
speciesElysia gordanae
Horned Sapsucker
speciesElysia cornigera
Elysia obtusa
speciesElysia obtusa
Eastern Emerald Elysia
speciesElysia chlorotica
Elysia leucolegnote
speciesElysia leucolegnote
Elysia jibacoaensis
speciesElysia jibacoaensis
Elysia pratensis
speciesElysia pratensis
Elysia ellenae
speciesElysia ellenae
Elysia thompsoni
speciesElysia thompsoni
Elysia flava
speciesElysia flava
Elysia manriquei
speciesElysia manriquei
Elysia nigropunctata
speciesElysia nigropunctata
Elysia aowthai
speciesElysia aowthai
Mangrove Leaf Slug
speciesElysia bangtawaensis
Elysia nealae
speciesElysia nealae
Elysia asbecki
speciesElysia asbecki
Elysia degeneri
speciesElysia degeneri
Elysia pawliki
speciesElysia pawliki
Elysia zemi
speciesElysia zemi
Elysia patagonica
speciesElysia patagonica
Elysia annedupontae
speciesElysia annedupontae
Elysia rubeni
speciesElysia rubeni
Elysia catulus
speciesElysia catulus
Elysia atroviridis
speciesElysia atroviridis
Elysia levis
speciesElysia levis
Elysia lobata
speciesElysia lobata
Elysia flavomacula
speciesElysia flavomacula
Seagrass Elysia
speciesElysia serca
Elysia amakusana
speciesElysia amakusana
Elysia japonica
speciesElysia japonica
Elysia pilosa
speciesElysia pilosa
Elysia entredosaguas
speciesElysia entredosaguas
Elysia canguzua
speciesElysia canguzua
Elysia bennettae
speciesElysia bennettae
Elysia yaeyamana
speciesElysia yaeyamana
Elysia mercieri
speciesElysia mercieri
Elysia brycei
speciesElysia brycei
Elysia arena
speciesElysia arena
Elysia chilkensis
speciesElysia chilkensis
Elysia punctata
speciesElysia punctata
Elysia trisinuata
speciesElysia trisinuata
Where it lives
Recorded sightings
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This page is assembled live from iNaturalist, GBIF, Wikipedia, the Source Library and the Internet Archive. It is not yet part of the hand-edited codex. iNaturalist taxon 47799.