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Elysia marginata (Pease, 1871)
Nudibranch of genus Elysia feed primilary by piercing and sucking algae cells (chloroplasts).They are sap Sucking Slugs.Thats why Elysia is,like their food, often green.Young species are brownish or beige in colour.
Elysia marginata found in beds of the green algae Bryopsis, often occurring in mixed populations with the sedentary form of Elysia rufescens.
Synonymised names:
Pterogasteron marginatus Pease, 1871
Nudibranch of genus Elysia feed primilary by piercing and sucking algae cells (chloroplasts).They are sap Sucking Slugs.Thats why Elysia is,like their food, often green.Young species are brownish or beige in colour.
Elysia marginata found in beds of the green algae Bryopsis, often occurring in mixed populations with the sedentary form of Elysia rufescens.
Synonymised names:
Pterogasteron marginatus Pease, 1871
