Elysia [Elysia]
Description
Elysia are small sea slugs (sacoglossans) known for their striking colors and leaf-like shapes. Divers often notice them perched on algae, where they slowly graze—sometimes looking like a tiny piece of living foliage rather than an animal.
Species
Lettuce Slug
Elysia ornata
Elysia abei
Elysia abei
Elysia amakusana
Elysia amakusana
Elysia amuravela
Elysia amuravela
Elysia annedupontae
Elysia annedupontae
Elysia aowthai
Elysia aowthai
Elysia arena
Elysia arena
Elysia asbecki
Elysia asbecki
Elysia atroviridis
Elysia atroviridis
Elysia australis
Elysia australis
Elysia azorica
Elysia azorica
Elysia babai
Elysia babai
Elysia bangtawaensis
Elysia bangtawaensis
Elysia bella
Elysia bella
Elysia bengalensis
Elysia bengalensis
Elysia bennettae
Elysia bennettae
Elysia brycei
Elysia brycei
Elysia buonoi
Elysia buonoi
Elysia canguzua
Elysia canguzua
Elysia catulus
Elysia catulus
Elysia chavelavargas
Elysia chavelavargas
Elysia chilkensis
Elysia chilkensis
Eastern Emerald Elysia
Elysia chlorotica
Elysia christinae
Elysia christinae
Elysia coodgeensis
Elysia coodgeensis
Elysia corinneae
Elysia corinneae
Elysia cornigera
Elysia cornigera
Lettuce Sea Slug
Elysia crispata
Elysia degeneri
Elysia degeneri
Elysia delcarmen
Elysia delcarmen
Elysia diomedea
Elysia diomedea
Elysia ellenae
Elysia ellenae
Elysia entredosaguas
Elysia entredosaguas
Elysia evelinae
Elysia evelinae
Elysia expansa
Elysia expansa
Elysia faustula
Elysia faustula
Elysia filicauda
Elysia filicauda
Yellow Elysia
Elysia flava
Elysia flavipunctata
Elysia flavipunctata
Elysia flavomacula
Elysia flavomacula
Elysia frankenstein
Elysia frankenstein
Elysia furvacauda
Elysia furvacauda
Elysia gordanae
Elysia gordanae
Elysia grandifolia
Elysia grandifolia
Elysia grandis
Elysia grandis
Elysia hamatanii
Elysia hamatanii
Elysia hedgpethi
Elysia hedgpethi
Elysia hendersoni
Elysia hendersoni
Elysia hirasei
Elysia hirasei
Elysia japonica
Elysia japonica
Elysia jaramilloi
Elysia jaramilloi
Elysia jibacoaensis
Elysia jibacoaensis
Elysia kushimotoensis
Elysia kushimotoensis
Elysia leucolegnote
Elysia leucolegnote
Elysia levis
Elysia levis
Elysia lobata
Elysia lobata
Elysia macnaei
Elysia macnaei
Elysia manriquei
Elysia manriquei
Elysia maoria
Elysia maoria
Elysia marcusi
Elysia marcusi
Elysia margaritae
Elysia margaritae
Tri-banded Taco Slug
Elysia marginata
Elysia mercieri
Elysia mercieri
Elysia minima
Elysia minima
Elysia nealae
Elysia nealae
Elysia nigrocapitata
Elysia nigrocapitata
Elysia nigropunctata
Elysia nigropunctata
Elysia nisbeti
Elysia nisbeti
Elysia obtusa
Elysia obtusa
Elysia oerstedii
Elysia oerstedii
Elysia papillosa
Elysia papillosa
Elysia patagonica
Elysia patagonica
Elysia patina
Elysia patina
Elysia pawliki
Elysia pawliki
Elysia pilosa
Elysia pilosa
Elysia pratensis
Elysia pratensis
Elysia punctata
Elysia punctata
Halimeda Taco Slug
Elysia pusilla
Elysia rubeni
Elysia rubeni
Spangled Taco Slug
Elysia rubropunctata
Dappled Taco Slug
Elysia rufescens
Elysia sanfermin
Elysia sanfermin
Elysia serca
Elysia serca
Elysia siamensis
Elysia siamensis
Elysia singaporensis
Elysia singaporensis
Elysia slimora
Elysia slimora
Elysia stylifera
Elysia stylifera
Ruffled Elysia
Elysia subornata
Elysia sugashimae
Elysia sugashimae
Elysia taino
Elysia taino
Elysia thompsoni
Elysia thompsoni
Elysia thysanopoda
Elysia thysanopoda
Elysia timida
Elysia timida
Elysia tokarensis
Elysia tokarensis
Furry Taco Slug
Elysia tomentosa
Elysia trilobata
Elysia trilobata
Elysia trisinuata
Elysia trisinuata
Elysia velutinus
Elysia velutinus
Elysia verrucosa
Elysia verrucosa
Green Elysia
Elysia viridis
Elysia vreelandae
Elysia vreelandae
Elysia yaeyamana
Elysia yaeyamana
Elysia zemi
Elysia zemi
Elysia zuleicae
Elysia zuleicae
Taxonomy
| Phylum |
Molluscs
Mollusca
|
|---|---|
| Class |
Gastropods
Gastropoda
|
| Order |
Sea Slugs (Sap-Sucking Slugs)
Sacoglossa
|
| Family |
Plakobranchidae
Plakobranchidae
|
Statistics
- Species 104