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Elysia translucens sap-sucking slug

Elysia translucens is commonly referred to as sap-sucking slug. Difficulty in the aquarium: Niet geschikt voor huiskameraquaria!. Toxicity: Toxic hazard unknown.


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Elysia translucens, 2013


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lexID:
5934 
AphiaID:
139685 
Scientific:
Elysia translucens 
German:
Saftsauger 
English:
Sap-sucking Slug 
Category:
 
Family tree:
Animalia (Kingdom) > Mollusca (Phylum) > Gastropoda (Class) > Sacoglossa (Order) > Plakobranchidae (Family) > Elysia (Genus) > translucens (Species) 
Initial determination:
Pruvot-Fol, 1957 
Occurrence:
Adriatic Sea (Mediterranean), Croatia, France, Greece, Ionian Sea (Mediterranean), Spain, the Mediterranean Sea 
Sea depth:
3 - 21 Meter 
Size:
up to 0.59" (1.5 cm) 
Temperature:
73.4 °F - 80.6 °F (23°C - 27°C) 
Food:
Algae (Algivore), Food specialist 
Difficulty:
Niet geschikt voor huiskameraquaria! 
Offspring:
Not available as offspring 
Toxicity:
Toxic hazard unknown 
CITES:
Not evaluated 
Red List:
Not evaluated (NE) 
Related species at
Catalog of Life
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Author:
Publisher:
Meerwasser-Lexikon.de
Created:
Last edit:
2020-11-07 18:23:58 

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Elysia translucens Pruvot-Fol, 1957

Elysia translucens feed suctorially on the algae Acetabularia acetabulum, Udotea petiolata, Cladophora vagabunda and Halimeda tuna, respectively. This sea slug retain tunctional chloroplasts from their food.

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