Elysia ornata | |
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Elysia ornata | |
Elysia ornata about 2 cm in length | |
Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Mollusca |
Class: | Gastropoda |
Family: | Plakobranchidae |
Genus: | Elysia |
Species: | E. ornata
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Binomial name | |
Elysia ornata |
Elysia ornata, commonly known as ornate elysia or ornate leaf slug, is a species of sea slug, a marine gastropod mollusk. This sea slug superficially resembles a nudibranch, yet it does not belong to that suborder of gastropods. Instead it is a member of the closely related clade Sacoglossa, the "sap-sucking" sea slugs.