Elysia ornata
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| Elysia ornata about 2 cm in length | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
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clade Heterobranchia clade Euthyneura |
| Superfamily: | Plakobranchoidea |
| Family: | Plakobranchidae |
| Genus: | Elysia |
| Species: | E. ornata |
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Elysia ornata (Swainson, 1840) |
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clade Euthyneura
clade Panpulmonata
clade Sacoglossa
clade Plakobranchacea
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.
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.
Elysia ornata is a tropical species found in both the Pacific Ocean and the Caribbean Sea.
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