Florent's Guide To The Florida, Bahamas &
Caribbean Reefs
Lettuce Sea Slug
Elysia crispata
Lettuce Sea Slug
Category: Sap-Sucking Slugs
Scientific Name: Elysia crispata
Size: 1 to 2 in. (2 to 5 cm)
Depth: 0-40 ft. (0-12 m)
Distribution: Caribbean, Bahamas, Florida
Mollusca (Phylum)
└Gastropoda (Class)
└Heterobranchia (Subclass)
└Euthyneura (Infraclass)
└Sacoglossa (Superorder)
└Plakobranchidae (Family)
└Elysia (Genus)
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