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Elysia pusilla Halimeda Sap-sucking Slug, Flat Elysia

Elysia pusilla is commonly referred to as Halimeda Sap-sucking Slug, Flat Elysia. Difficulty in the aquarium: There are no reports available yet that this animal has already been kept in captivity successfully. Toxicity: Toxic hazard unknown.

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Elysia pusilla, Romblon 2024


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lexID:
6594 
AphiaID:
536474 
Scientific:
Elysia pusilla 
German:
Halimeda Saftsauger, Flache Elysia 
English:
Halimeda Sap-sucking Slug, Flat Elysia 
Category:
 
Family tree:
Animalia (Kingdom) > Mollusca (Phylum) > Gastropoda (Class) > Sacoglossa (Order) > Plakobranchidae (Family) > Elysia (Genus) > pusilla (Species) 
Initial determination:
(Bergh, ), 1871 
Occurrence:
Australia, Bali, Costa Rica, India, Indo Pacific, Indonesia, Japan, Marschall Islands, Mexico (East Pacific), Mozambique, Philippines, Singapore 
Marine Zone:
Intertidal (Eulittoral), intertidal zone between the high and low tide lines characterized by the alternation of low and high tide down to 15 meters 
Sea depth:
Meter 
Habitats:
Algae zones, Seawater, Sea water 
Size:
0.39" - 1.18" (1cm - 3cm) 
Temperature:
°F - 82.4 °F (°C - 28°C) 
Food:
Algae (Algivore), Food specialist 
Difficulty:
There are no reports available yet that this animal has already been kept in captivity successfully 
Offspring:
None 
Toxicity:
Toxic hazard unknown 
CITES:
Not evaluated 
Red List:
Not evaluated (NE) 
Related species at
Catalog of Life:
 
More related species
in this lexicon:
 
Author:
Publisher:
Meerwasser-Lexikon.de
Created:
Last edit:
2025-07-04 19:43:50 

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Elysia pusilla (Bergh, 1871)

Elysia pusilla feeds on the green alga Halimeda and incorporates chloroplasts into its body.So it can use the solar power.Thats why it is found in shallow water in tropical regions of the Indo-Pacific. Depending on the amount and age of chloroplasts varies the green color of this sea slug.

Synonymised names
Elysia halimedae Macnae, 1954 · unaccepted
Elysiella pusilla Bergh, 1872 · unaccepted > superseded combination

External links

  1. Sea Slug Forum (en). Abgerufen am 07.08.2020.
  2. sealifebase (en). Abgerufen am 11.07.2024.
  3. Wikipedia (en). Abgerufen am 07.08.2020.
  4. Wild Singapore Homepage (en). Abgerufen am 07.08.2020.

Pictures

Juvenile

Halimeda slug - Juvenile - Elysia pusilla, Tanzania 2016

Mating

Elysia pusilla mating Romblon 2022

Commonly

Elysia pusilla,Port Hedland WA 6721, Australia 2025
Elysia pusilla,Port Hedland, WA, Australia 2023
Elysia pusilla, Phillipines 2017
Elysia pusilla, Romblon 2024

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