Florent's Guide To The

Tropical Reefs

Orangemargin Elysia
Elysia marginata
Orangemargin Elysia
Category: Sap-Sucking Slugs
Scientific Name: Elysia marginata
Size: 1 to 2 in. (2.5 to 5 cm)  
Depth: 3-100 ft. (1-30 m)
Distribution: Indo-Pacific, Hawaii, Australia, French Polynesia
Mollusca (Phylum)
└Gastropoda (Class)
 └Heterobranchia (Subclass)
  └Euthyneura (Infraclass)
   └Sacoglossa (Superorder)
    └Plakobranchidae (Family)
     └Elysia (Genus)
      └E. marginata (Species)

Sea Slugs
Sap-Sucking Slugs

Orangemargin Elysia

Ornate Elysia

Ringed Sap-Sucking Slug

White-Bump Thuridilla

Slender Sapsucking Slug

Yellow-Spotted Thuridilla

Orange-Edged Sapsucking Slug

Painted Elysia

Splendid Sapsucking Slug

Elegant Sapsucking Slug

Dark-Dotted Mourgona

Leaf Sheep

Purple-Tipped Costasiella

Deceptive Costasiella

Lettuce Sea Slug



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