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Elysia pusilla Halimeda Sap-sucking Slug

Elysia pusillais commonly referred to as Halimeda Sap-sucking Slug. Difficulty in the aquarium: There are no reports available yet that this animal has already been kept in captivity successfully. Toxicity: Toxic hazard unknown.

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Elysia pusilla Copyright Dr. Alicia Hermosillo


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lexID:
6594 
AphiaID:
536474 
Scientific:
Elysia pusilla 
German:
Halimeda Saftsauger 
English:
Halimeda Sap-sucking Slug 
Category:
Sacoglossa 
Family tree:
Animalia (Kingdom) > Mollusca (Phylum) > Gastropoda (Class) > Sacoglossa (Order) > Plakobranchidae (Family) > Elysia (Genus) > pusilla (Species) 
Initial determination:
(Bergh, ), 1871 
Occurrence:
Bali, India, Indo Pacific, Indonesia, Japan, Mozambique, Singapore 
Sea depth:
Meter 
Size:
0.39" - 1.18" (1cm - 3cm) 
Temperature:
68 °F - 78.8 °F (20°C - 26°C) 
Food:
Algae, Food specialist 
Difficulty:
There are no reports available yet that this animal has already been kept in captivity successfully 
Offspring:
None 
Toxicity:
Toxic hazard unknown 
CITES:
Not evaluated 
Red List:
Not evaluated (NE) 
Related species at
Catalog of Life:
 
More related species
in this lexicon:
 
Author:
Publisher:
Meerwasser-Lexikon.de
Created:
Last edit:
2021-11-28 09:23:33 

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Elysia pusilla (Bergh, 1871)

Elysia pusilla feeds on the green alga Halimeda and incorporates chloroplasts into its body.So it can use the solar power.Thats why it is found in shallow water in tropical regions of the Indo-Pacific. Depending on the amount and age of chloroplasts varies the green color of this sea slug.

Synonyms :
Elysia halimedae
Elysiella pusilla

Scientific paper

  1. Poecilogony and Population Genetic Structure in Elysia pusilla (Heterobranchia: Sacoglossa), and Reproductive Data for Five Sacoglossans that Express Dimorphisms in Larval Development, Vendetti, J. E.; Trowbridge, C. D.; Krug, P. J. , 2012

External links

  1. Sea Slug Forum (en). Abgerufen am 07.08.2020.
  2. Wikipedia (en). Abgerufen am 07.08.2020.
  3. Wild Singapore Homepage (en). Abgerufen am 07.08.2020.
  4. World Register of Marine Species (WoRMS) (en). Abgerufen am 07.08.2020.

Pictures

Juvenile

Halimeda slug - Juvenile - Elysia pusilla, Tanzania 2016

Spawn

Elysia pusilla w eggs, PNG 2018

Mating

Elysia pusilla mating Romblon 2022

Commonly

Elysia pusilla, PNG 2016 Milne Bay
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Elysia pusilla Anilao 2013 Copyright Dr. Alicia Hermosillo
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Elysia pusilla Copyright Dr. Alicia Hermosillo
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Elysia pusilla, PNG 2017

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