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Elysia sp.01 Sap Suckung Slug

Elysia sp.01 is commonly referred to as Sap Suckung Slug. 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 sp.Marsa Alam, Ägypten., eingestellt in Was ist das (c) eyeskill




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lexID:
17904 
AphiaID:
137928 
Scientific:
Elysia sp.01 
German:
Saftsauger 
English:
Sap Suckung Slug 
Category:
Sacoglossa 
Family tree:
Animalia (Kingdom) > Mollusca (Phylum) > Gastropoda (Class) > Plakobranchidae (Family) > Elysia (Genus) > sp.01 (Species) 
Initial determination:
Risso, 1818 
Occurrence:
Egypt, Red Sea 
Marine Zone:
Intertidal (Eulittoral), intertidal zone between the high and low tide lines characterized by the alternation of low and high tide down to 15 meters 
Sea depth:
Meter 
Habitats:
Algae zones, Seawater, Sea water 
Size:
3,0 cm 
Temperature:
°F - 82.4 °F (°C - 28°C) 
Food:
Algae (Algivore), Herbivorous 
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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Author:
Publisher:
Meerwasser-Lexikon.de
Created:
Last edit:
2025-11-22 19:34:01 

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Elysia sp.01

Sea Slugs 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.

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Elysia sp.Marsa Alam, Ägypten., eingestellt in Was ist das (c) eyeskill

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