Elysia margaritae

Elysia margaritae
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Mollusca
Class:	Gastropoda
Subclass:	Heterobranchia
Family:	Plakobranchidae
Genus:	Elysia
Species:	E. margaritae
Binomial name
	Elysia margaritae; Fez, 1962
Synonyms
	Elysia gordanae Thompson & Jaklin, 1988;

Elysia margaritae is a species of sea slug, a marine gastropod mollusc.[1]

This sea slug resembles a nudibranch, but it is not closely related to that order of gastropods. It is instead a sacoglossan. It is known from the Mediterranean Sea and Adriatic Sea.[2][3]

Description

Elysia margaritae grows to about 17 millimetres (0.67 in) long. The colour is dappled yellowish-green and fawn with fine red speckles, especially on the pinkish parts of the head, the parapodia and rhinophores. The parapodia are edged with dark green and small white thickened areas. The egg mass is distinctive, the white eggs having orange yolks lying beside their capsules.[2]

References

"WoRMS - World Register of Marine Species - Elysia margaritae Fez, 1962". www.marinespecies.org. Retrieved 2022-10-09.
Elysia gordanae Thompson & Jaklin, 1988 The Sea Slug Forum. Retrieved 2012-01-22.
Thompson, T.E. & A. Jaklin (1988). "Eastern Mediterranean Opisthobranchia: Elysiidae". Journal of Molluscan Studies. 54: 59–69. doi:10.1093/mollus/54.1.59.

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[1] "WoRMS - World Register of Marine Species - Elysia margaritae Fez, 1962". www.marinespecies.org. Retrieved 2022-10-09.

[SSF-2] Elysia gordanae Thompson & Jaklin, 1988 The Sea Slug Forum. Retrieved 2012-01-22.

[3] Thompson, T.E. & A. Jaklin (1988). "Eastern Mediterranean Opisthobranchia: Elysiidae". Journal of Molluscan Studies. 54: 59–69. doi:10.1093/mollus/54.1.59.