Elysia (genus)

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Elysia
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Orthogastropoda
Superorder: Heterobranchia
Order: Opisthobranchia
Suborder: Sacoglossa
Family: Stiligeridae
Genus: Elysia
Risso, 1818
Species

See text.

Elysia is a taxonomic genus of sea slugs, marine opisthobranch gastropod mollusks.

This genus is sometimes considered to be in the family Stiligeridae, or instead may be placed in the family Elysiiidae.

These animals are colorful sea slugs and they resemble nudibranchs, but are not closely related to them.

[edit] Species

  • Elysia canguzua Er. Marcus, 1955
  • Elysia catulus (Gould, 1870)
  • Elysia chlorotica Gould, 1870 - eastern emerald elysia, emerald elysia
  • Elysia cornigera Nuttall, 1989
  • Elysia crispata Mørch, 1863 - lettuce slug
  • Elysia evelinae Er. Marcus, 1957
  • Elysia hedgpethi Er. Marcus, 1961
  • Elysia maoria Powell, 1937
  • Elysia ornata (Swainson, 1840) - ornate elysia
  • Elysia papillosa A. E. Verrill, 1901 - papillose elysia
  • Elysia picta A. E. Verrill, 1901 - painted elysia
  • Elysia serca Er. Marcus, 1955 - Caribbean seagrass elysia, seagrass elysia
  • Elysia subornata A. E. Verrill, 1901
  • Elysia tuca Ev. Marcus and Er. Marcus, 1967
  • Elysia viridis (Montagu, 1804)

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