This species looks a lot like Elysia ornata. Its primary difference is that the margins of the parapodia are green instead of black and there never seems to be any orange pigment behind the black spots. This speices is rather common and has been found at Enewetak and Kwajalein Atolls, mostly on lagoon pinnacles and algae patches, but also on the seaward reef.
The specimen immediately below came from a lagoon reef algae patch on 24 April 2011.
On the specimen below, the green line bordering the parapodia has darkened to nearly black.
This pair was found on the side of an algae-covered rock on a Kwajalein Atoll lagoon reef on 14 June 2009.
Both specimens in the two photos below were found on a Kwajalein Atoll lagoon pinnacle on 25 October 2009.
The large specimen below was found on 20 June 2010 on a Kwajalein lagoon pinnacle in a pile of rubble.
One of many found in another lagoon algae patch on 12 August 2011.
Too many photos of this species, but it was hard to resist one crawling over these colorful tunicates.
Created 5 February 2007
Updated 13 October 2011