Elysia crispata
(Morch, 1863)
Photographed by: Trent Burkholder
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Subclass: | Opisthobranchia |
| Order: | Sacoglossa |
| Family: | Plakobranchidae |
| Species: | Elysia crispata |
Comment from Dave Behrens on photo #3092
This species of sap-sucker, which occurs in the Caribbean Sea and northeastern South America, is characterised by its much-folded parapodial margin. Its colouration is very variable. Its common name is “Lettuce Slug”. By contrast, the similar-looking species Elysia diomedea, which occurs from the Gulf of California to Panama, has longitudinal black and yellow lines on the head and rhinophores.Locality:
- Netherlands Antilles
- Honduras
- Cayman Islands
- Little Cayman (3) Jun, Sep, Nov
- Cayman Islands (2) Sep
- Saint Vincent And The Grenadines
- Saint Vincent (3) Aug
- Cuba
- Cuba (3) Jan, May
- Dominica
- Dominica (2) Oct
- Bahamas
- Venezuela
- Venezuela (2) Mar
- Los Roques (1) Dec
- La Guaira (1) Mar
- Nicaragua
- Little Corn Island (1) Oct
- Mexico
- USA
- Florida (1) Oct
- Jamaica
- Negril (1) Oct
- Costa Rica
- Costa Rica (1) Jun
- Saint Kitts And Nevis
- Saint Kitts And Nevis (1) Jul
