Florent's Guide To The Florida, Bahamas &

Caribbean Reefs

Painted Elysia
Thuridilla picta
Painted Elysia
Category: Sap-Sucking Slugs
Scientific Name: Thuridilla picta
Size: 0.5 to 1 in. (1 to 2.5 cm)  
Depth: 3-40 ft. (1-12 m)
Distribution: Caribbean, Bahamas, Florida
Mollusca (Phylum)
└Gastropoda (Class)
 └Heterobranchia (Subclass)
  └Euthyneura (Infraclass)
   └Sacoglossa (Superorder)
    └Plakobranchidae (Family)
     └Thuridilla (Genus)

Sea Slugs
Sap-Sucking Slugs

Painted Elysia

Lettuce Sea Slug

Ornate Elysia



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