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)

Sea Slugs
Sap-Sucking Slugs

Lettuce Sea Slug

Ornate Elysia

Painted Elysia



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