Elysia sp. e453

This animal is colored much like Elysia ornata (without the black parapodial margins), but its parapodia are reduced to small undulations along the sides of the dorsum. On the Sea Slug Forum, this is listed as Elysia sp 11. We have seen it at Enewetak and Kwajalein Atolls.

The 21mm specimen below was found on 6 October 2008 on algae-covered rocks at a depth of 13m on the Kwajalein Atoll seaward reef between the islands of Ennubuj and Ennylabegan.

Created 2 February 2007
Updated 24 October 2008