Green Elysia (Elysia viridis)

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Elysia viridis

(Montagu, 1804)

Green Elysia

Also known as: Groene Wierslak, Green Velvet Snail, Plant-Sucking Nudibranch, Sap-Sucking Slug, Solar-Powered Sea Slug

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About

Max size

4.5 cm

Taxonomy

Class

Gastropoda

Order

—

Family

Plakobranchidae

Where to find it

occasional

Recorded on DIVR

Bergse Diepsluis· Netherlands

Other species in Plakobranchidae

Lettuce Sea Slug (Elysia crispata)

Elysia crispata

Lettuce Sea Slug

Splendid Elysia (Thuridilla hopei)

Thuridilla hopei

Splendid Elysia

Image: © Kian Hayles-Cotton (CC0) · iNaturalist (CC0) · source