Ellen’s Elysia

Ellen’s Elysia
Name: Ellen’s Elysia
Scientific Name: Elysia ellenae
Family: Sapsucking Slugs
Taxonomic: Plakobranchidae
ID Group: Nudibranchs, Sea Slugs, Sea Hares
Size: up to 0.5 in.
Depth Range: In shallow waters (0 – 15 ft.)
Sightings: Seen very rarely

This tiny Elysia has a greenish-brown body with small white, rounded bumps and green dots. Its lobes are ruffled with pinkish edges and turquoise highlights.