Interesting Facts
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Description
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Habitat
Typically found at an altitude of 0 to 79 meters (0 to 259 feet).[1]
Taxonomy
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- Domain:
Eukaryota
(
)
- eukaryotes
- Kingdom:
Animalia
()
- C. Linnaeus, 1758
- animals
- Subkingdom:
Bilateria
()
- (Hatschek, 1888) Cavalier-Smith, 1983
- Branch:
Protostomia
()
- Grobben, 1908
- Infrakingdom:
Lophotrochozoa
()
- Superphylum:
Eutrochozoa
()
- Phylum:
Mollusca
()
- (C. Linnaeus, 1758) Cuvier, 1795
- Molluscs
- Class:
Gastropoda
()
- Cuvier, 1795
- Snails and Slugs
- Subclass:
Orthogastropoda
()
- Ponder & Lindberg, 1996
- Superorder:
Heterobranchia
()
- J.E. Gray, 1840
- Order:
Opisthobranchia
()
- Milne-Edwards, 1848
- Suborder:
Sacoglossa
()
- von Ihering, 1876
- Superfamily:
Placobranchoidea
()
- Gray, 1840
- Family:
Placobranchidae
()
- Gray, 1840
- Genus:
Elysia
()
- Risso, 1818
- Specific name:
pusilla
- Scientific name: - Elysia pusilla
- Specific name:
pusilla
- Genus:
Elysia
(
- Family:
Placobranchidae
(
- Superfamily:
Placobranchoidea
(
- Suborder:
Sacoglossa
(
- Order:
Opisthobranchia
(
- Superorder:
Heterobranchia
(
- Subclass:
Orthogastropoda
(
- Class:
Gastropoda
(
- Phylum:
Mollusca
(
- Superphylum:
Eutrochozoa
(
- Infrakingdom:
Lophotrochozoa
(
- Branch:
Protostomia
(
- Subkingdom:
Bilateria
(
- Kingdom:
Animalia
(
Similar Species
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Members of the genus Elysia
ZipcodeZoo has pages for 7 species and subspecies in this genus:
E. chlorotica (Eastern Emerald Elysia) · E. crispata (Lettuce Sea Slug) · E. hedgpethi (Hedgpeth's Sea Hare) · E. ornata (Ornate Elysia) · E. papillosa (Papillose Elysia) · E. picta (Painted Elysia) · E. serca (Caribbean Seagrass Elysia)
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Notes
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Contributors
- Brands, S.J. (comp.) 1989-present. The Taxonomicon. Universal Taxonomic Services, Zwaag, The Netherlands. Accessed January 15, 2012.
Data Sources
Accessed through GBIF Data Portal December 15, 2007:
- Institute of Marine and Coastal Sciences, Rutgers University, iziko South African Museum - Mollusc Collection
- Instituto Nacional de Biodiversidad
- , Biodiversidad de Costa Rica
Identifiers
- Biodiversity Heritage Library NamebankID: 10308203
- Global Biodiversity Information Facility Taxonkey: 13759318
- Zipcode Zoo Species Identifier: 2012501
Footnotes
- Mean = 15.050 meters (49.377 feet), Standard Deviation = 26.130 based on 19 observations. Altitude information for each observation from British Oceanographic Data Centre. [back]
