Dappled Taco Slug [Elysia rufescens]
Description
The Dappled Taco Slug is a small, leaf-like nudibranch that clings to algae-covered rocks and seagrass edges. Its mottled, dappled coloration helps it blend in as it creeps along, occasionally pausing as it grazes.
Where To See Dappled Taco Slug
No sighting locations recorded yet.
Taxonomy
| Phylum |
Molluscs
Mollusca
|
|---|---|
| Class |
Gastropods
Gastropoda
|
| Order |
Sea Slugs (Sap-Sucking Slugs)
Sacoglossa
|
| Family |
Plakobranchidae
Plakobranchidae
|
| Genus |
Elysia
Elysia
|
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