Elysia (gastropod)
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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
Elysia ornata 003
Sacoglossa
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Sacoglossa is a superorder of small sea slugs and sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks, belonging to the clade Heterobranchia, whose members are known as sacoglossans. There are 284 valid species rec
Elysia (gastropod)
…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. Elysia sea slugs graze on algae and some species such as E. viridis and E. chlorotica hijack the chloroplasts for…
Elysia clarki, Florida
Oxynoe viridis cropped