- Source: Elysia ornata
Elysia ornata, commonly known as ornate elysia or ornate leaf slug, is a species of sea slug, a marine gastropod mollusk. This sea slug superficially resembles a nudibranch, yet it does not belong to that suborder of gastropods. Instead it is a member of the closely related clade Sacoglossa, the "sap-sucking" sea slugs.
Description
Elysia ornata can grow to about 5 centimetres (2.0 in) in length. It is a translucent greenish-yellow colour speckled with white and black. It has broad parapodia each edged with an orange band and a black margin. The rhinophores are similarly coloured with a band of orange and dark tips. Its main food source is algae and are found on submergent vegetation.
Distribution
Elysia ornata is a tropical species found in both the Pacific Ocean and the Caribbean Sea. It is found in the benthic zone at depths of 0–18 m (0–59 ft).
References
External links
Elysia ornata – WoRMs
Elysia ornata (Pease, 1871) – seaslugs.free.fr
Elysia ornata – Sous les Mers
Kata Kunci Pencarian:
- Elysia ornata
- Elysia (gastropod)
- Elysia marginata
- Endozoicomonas elysicola
- Endozoicomonas
- List of marine heterobranch gastropods of South Africa
- List of sequenced animal genomes
- Frank Mace MacFarland
- Kikutaro Baba
- List of marine invertebrates of the Cape Peninsula and False Bay
