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Elysia punctata Dotted Elysia

Elysia punctata is commonly referred to as Dotted Elysia. 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 sp., Tanzania 2021


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lexID:
17489 
AphiaID:
221072 
Scientific:
Elysia punctata 
German:
Gepunktete Elysia 
English:
Dotted Elysia 
Category:
 
Family tree:
Animalia (Kingdom) > Mollusca (Phylum) > Gastropoda (Class) > Sacoglossa (Order) > Plakobranchidae (Family) > Elysia (Genus) > punctata (Species) 
Initial determination:
Kelaart, 1858 
Occurrence:
Mozambique, Réunion  
Marine Zone:
Intertidal (Eulittoral), intertidal zone between the high and low tide lines characterized by the alternation of low and high tide down to 15 meters 
Sea depth:
Meter 
Habitats:
Seawater, Sea water 
Temperature:
°F - 82.4 °F (°C - 28°C) 
Food:
Algae (Algivore), Herbivorous, No reliable information available 
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:
2025-06-05 18:01:40 

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Elysia punctata Kelaart, 1858

Secies 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.

Similar to Elysia nigropunctata.

Direct children (1)
Variety Elysia punctata var. rubropunctata Macnae, 1954 accepted as Elysia rubropunctata Macnae, 1954 (unaccepted > superseded combination)

External links

  1. doris.ffessm.fr (fr). Abgerufen am 05.06.2025.
  2. iNaturalist (en). Abgerufen am 05.06.2025.

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Elysia sp. Merveilles des lagons de La Réunion 2020
Elysia sp., Tanzania 2021

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