Elysia papillosa Papillose Elysia

Elysia papillosa is commonly referred to as Papillose 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.

Pauline Walsh Jacobson, USA

Elysia papillosa 2022

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lexID:: 9859
AphiaID:: 181213

Scientific:: Elysia papillosa
German:: Papillen-Elysia, Saftsauger
English:: Papillose Elysia

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Family tree:: Animalia (Kingdom) > Mollusca (Phylum) > Gastropoda (Class) > Sacoglossa (Order) > Plakobranchidae (Family) > Elysia (Genus) > papillosa (Species)
Initial determination:: A. E. Verrill, 1901

Occurrence:: Costa Rica, Cuba, Florida, Gulf of Mexico, Madeira, Portugal, The Bahamas, the Caribbean, USA, West-Atlantic Ocean
Sea depth:: Meter
Size:: up to 0.28" (0.7 cm)
Temperature:: °F - 77 °F (°C - 25°C)
Food:: Algae (Algivore), 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