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Animal realm > Invertebrates > Mollusks > Gastropods > Sea slugs > Sap-sucking slugs > Elysia ornata

Elysia ornata

Scientific name : Elysia ornata


Small sacoglossan, green with black and white points, parapodia (the lateral expansion joined on the animal's back) with orange and black edges. 4 cm.
Many Elysia species are very similar. The parapodia with black and yellow orange edge and the black punctuation are diagnostic characters for E. ornata.

Associated organisms
Normally in association with green seaweeds (gen. Codium, Bryopsis), it feeds on.


Habitat: Lagoon

Distribution: Indo-Pacific

Sheet author: MASSIMO BOYER
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