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Elysia sp.05 Sap-sucking Seaslug

Elysia sp.05 is commonly referred to as Sap-sucking Seaslug. 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,Boulouparis, Nouvelle-Calédonie 2026


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lexID:
18329 
AphiaID:
Scientific:
Elysia sp.05 
German:
Saftsauger 
English:
Sap-sucking Seaslug 
Category:
 
Family tree:
Animalia (Kingdom) > Mollusca (Phylum) > Gastropoda (Class) > Plakobranchidae (Family) > Elysia (Genus) > sp.05 (Species) 
Initial determination:
Risso, 1818 
Occurrence:
New Caledonia 
Marine Zone:
Subtidal, sublittoral, infralittoral, deep zone of the oceans from the lower limit of the intertidal zone (intertidal) to the shelf edge at about 200 m water depth. neritic. 
Sea depth:
Meter 
Habitats:
Seawater, Sea water 
Temperature:
°F - 82.4 °F (°C - 28°C) 
Food:
Algae (Algivore), Food specialist, No reliable information available 
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
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More related species
in this lexicon
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Author:
Publisher:
Meerwasser-Lexikon.de
Created:
Last edit:
2026-05-07 20:11:03 

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Elysia Risso, 1818

Nudibranch of genus Elysia feed primilary by piercing and sucking algae cells (chloroplasts).They are sap Sucking Slugs.Thats why Elysia is,like their food, often green.Young species are brownish or beige in colour.

The White-Patch Elysia is an undescribed species. The photo was taken from Ambon.

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