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Elysia sp.03 Blue Elysia

Elysia sp.03 is commonly referred to as Blue 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, South China Sea, Calabarzon, PH 2024


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lexID:
17481 
AphiaID:
137928 
Scientific:
Elysia sp.03 
German:
Blaue Elysia 
English:
Blue Elysia 
Category:
Sacoglossa 
Family tree:
Animalia (Kingdom) > Mollusca (Phylum) > Gastropoda (Class) > Plakobranchidae (Family) > Elysia (Genus) > sp.03 (Species) 
Initial determination:
Risso, 1818 
Occurrence:
Philippines 
Marine Zone:
Subtidal, sublittoral, infralittoral, deep zone of the oceans from the lower limit of the intertidal zone (intertidal) to the shelf edge at about 200 m water depth. neritic. 
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:
 
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Author:
Publisher:
Meerwasser-Lexikon.de
Created:
Last edit:
2025-06-02 16:01:37 

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Elysia Risso, 1818

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.

The Blue Elysia is an undescribed species. The photo was taken from the Philippines.

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Elysia, South China Sea, Calabarzon, PH 2024

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