Yellow Elysia [Elysia flava]
Description
Divers often spot the Yellow Elysia as a small, bright yellow sea slug clinging to algae-covered surfaces. Its vivid color helps it blend with sunlit patches of its food, and it moves slowly and deliberately along the substrate. With patience, you may see it grazing on algae and holding its position as it feeds.
Where To See Yellow Elysia
No sighting locations recorded yet.
Taxonomy
| Phylum |
Molluscs
Mollusca
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|---|---|
| Class |
Gastropods
Gastropoda
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| Order |
Sea Slugs (Sap-Sucking Slugs)
Sacoglossa
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| Family |
Plakobranchidae
Plakobranchidae
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| Genus |
Elysia
Elysia
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