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Family: Plakobranchidae



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Bosellia corinneae
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Max. Length 1.5 cm DL
 
Bosellia mimetica
[]
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Elysia annedupontae
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Elysia arena
[]
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Elysia atroviridis
[]

Harasti, David

Indo-West Pacific
Max. Length 2.5 cm TL
Elysia australis(Quoy & Gaimard, 1832)

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Elysia australis
[]
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Max. Length 4 cm DL
 
Elysia canguzua
[]
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Max. Length 0.9 cm DL
 
Elysia catulus
[Eelgrass slug]
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Elysia chilkensis
[]
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Max. Length 0.2 cm DL
 
Elysia chitwa
[]
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Max. Length 4.5 cm DL
 
Elysia chlorotica
[Emerald Elysia]
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Max. Length 5.5 cm DL
 
Elysia clarki
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Elysia coodgeensis
[Coodgee Elysia]
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Max. Length 1.5 cm TL
 
Elysia cornigera
[Horned sapsucker]

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Western Atlantic.
Max. Length 15 cm TL
Elysia crispataMorch, 1863

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Elysia crispata
[Lettuce seaslug]
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Elysia deborahae
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Johnson, Scott and Jeanette

Western Central Pacific

Elysia degeneriOstergaard, 1955

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Elysia degeneri
[]
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Max. Length 10 cm TL
 
Elysia diomedea
[Diomede's sapsucker]
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Max. Length 0.8 cm DL
 
Elysia evelinae
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Elysia fezi
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Max. Length 2.5 cm TL
 
Elysia flava
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Elysia flavomacula
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Max. Length 1.9 cm TL
 
Elysia furvacauda
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Elysia gordanae
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Elysia grandifolia
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Elysia halimedae
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Max. Length 2.5 cm TL
 
Elysia hedgpethi
[Hedgpeth's sapsucker]
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Elysia hetta
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Elysia hirasei
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Elysia japonica
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Elysia leucolegnote
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Max. Length 2.5 cm TL
 
Elysia maoria
[Maori Elysia]
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Max. Length 0.5 cm DL
 
Elysia marcusi
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Elysia margaritae
[]

Johnson, Scott and Jeanette

Indo-Pacific

Elysia marginata(Pease, 1871)

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Elysia marginata
[]

Johnson, Scott and Jeanette

Western Central Pacific

Elysia mercieri(Pruvot-Fol, 1930)

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Elysia mercieri
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Elysia moebii
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Elysia nigrocapitata
[]

Johnson, Scott and Jeanette

Central Pacific

Elysia nigropunctata(Pease, 1871)

Photo by Johnson, Scott and Jeanette
 
Elysia nigropunctata
[]
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Max. Length 1 cm DL
 
Elysia nisbeti
[]

Johnson, Scott and Jeanette

Indo-Pacific

Elysia obtusaBaba, 1938

Photo by Johnson, Scott and Jeanette
 
Elysia obtusa
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Palomares, Maria Lourdes D.

Indo-Pacific and Western
Max. Length 4 cm TL
Elysia ornata(Swainson, 1840)

Photo by Palomares, Maria Lourdes D.
 
Elysia ornata
[Ornate Elysia]
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Max. Length 3.5 cm DL
 
Elysia papillosa
[Papillose Elysia]
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Max. Length 7 cm DL
 
Elysia patagonica
[Green sea slug]
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Max. Length 2 cm DL
 
Elysia patina
[]
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Max. Length 0.5 cm DL
 
Elysia purchoni
[]

Johnson, Scott and Jeanette

Indo-West Pacific
Max. Length 3 cm TL
Elysia pusillaBergh, 1872

Photo by Johnson, Scott and Jeanette
 
Elysia pusilla
[Flat Elysia]
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Elysia ratna
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Elysia rubeni
[]

Johnson, Scott and Jeanette

Indo-Pacific.

Elysia rufescens(Pease, 1871)

Photo by Johnson, Scott and Jeanette
 
Elysia rufescens
[]
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Max. Length 2 cm DL
 
Elysia scops
[]
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Max. Length 0.8 cm DL
 
Elysia serca
[Seagrass Elysia]
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Max. Length 7 cm DL
 
Elysia subornata
[]

Tiralongo, Francesco

Mediterranean Sea.

Elysia timida(Risso, 1818)

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Elysia timida
[]

Johnson, Scott and Jeanette

Indo-West Pacific and the
Max. Length 3 cm TL
Elysia tomentosaJensen, 1997

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Elysia tomentosa
[Sap sucking slug]
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Elysia translucens
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Elysia trisinuata
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Max. Length 4 cm DL
 
Elysia velutinus
[Sacoglossan sea slug]
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Elysia verrucosa
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Elysia virgata
[]

Scott, Sue

Atlantic, Western Indian
Max. Length 4.5 cm TL
Elysia viridis(Montagu, 1804)

Photo by Scott, Sue
 
Elysia viridis
[Green Elysia]
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Max. Length 1.7 cm DL
 
Elysia zuleicae
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Elysiella pusilla
[Puny Elysiella]

Johnson, Scott and Jeanette

Indo-Pacific.
Max. Length 4 cm TL
Plakobranchus ocellatusvan Hasselt, 1824

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Plakobranchus ocellatus
[Ringed sap-sucking slug]
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Thuridilla albopustulosa
[White spotted thuridilla]

Johnson, Scott and Jeanette

Indo-West Pacific. Tropi

Thuridilla bayeri(Marcus, 1965)

Photo by Johnson, Scott and Jeanette
 
Thuridilla bayeri
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Johnson, Scott and Jeanette

Indo-West Pacific.
Max. Length 2 cm TL
Thuridilla carlsoniGosliner, 1995

Photo by Johnson, Scott and Jeanette
 
Thuridilla carlsoni
[Sapsucking slug]

Jacobson, Pauline Walsh

Western Indian Ocean

Thuridilla decorata(Heller & Thompson, 1983)

Photo by Jacobson, Pauline Walsh
 
Thuridilla decorata
[]

Johnson, Scott and Jeanette

Western Central Pacific

Thuridilla flavomaculataGosliner, 1995

Photo by Johnson, Scott and Jeanette
 
Thuridilla flavomaculata
[]

Johnson, Scott and Jeanette

Indo-Pacific
Max. Length 2 cm TL
Thuridilla gracilis(Risbec, 1928)

Photo by Johnson, Scott and Jeanette
 
Thuridilla gracilis
[Bayer's thuridilla]

Johnson, Scott and Jeanette

Indo-West Pacific.
Max. Length 1 cm TL
Thuridilla hoffaeGosliner, 1995

Photo by Johnson, Scott and Jeanette
 
Thuridilla hoffae
[]

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Mediterranean Sea.

Thuridilla hopei(Vérany, 1853)

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Thuridilla hopei
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Max. Length 2 cm TL
 
Thuridilla indopacifica
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Poppe, Guido and Philippe

Indo-West Pacific
Max. Length 2 cm TL
Thuridilla lineolata(Bergh, 1905)

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Thuridilla lineolata
[Lined thuridilla]

Johnson, Scott and Jeanette

Indo-West Pacific.

Thuridilla livida(Baba, 1955)

Photo by Johnson, Scott and Jeanette
 
Thuridilla livida
[]
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Max. Length 0.6 cm DL
 
Thuridilla mazda
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Harasti, David

Eastern Central Pacific
Max. Length 2 cm TL
Thuridilla neonaGosliner, 1995

Photo by Harasti, David
 
Thuridilla neona
[Neon thuridilla]
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Max. Length 1.6 cm DL
 
Thuridilla picta
[Painted elysia]
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Max. Length 2 cm TL
 
Thuridilla undula
[Wavy sapsucking slug]

Johnson, Scott and Jeanette

Indo-Pacific.

Thuridilla vataae(Risbec, 1928)

Photo by Johnson, Scott and Jeanette
 
Thuridilla vataae
[Sap-sucking slug]


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