Elysia tomentosa Jensen, 1997
Sap sucking slug
Elysia tomentosa
photo by Johnson, Scott and Jeanette

Family:  Plakobranchidae ()
Max. size:  3 cm TL (male/unsexed)
Environment:  benthic; marine
Distribution:  Indo-West Pacific and the Mediterranean Sea: Hong Kong to Australia.
Diagnosis:   
Biology:  Assumed maximum length from Ref. 844. Feeds on the coarse, dark green algae, Cladophora sp (Ref. 844).
IUCN Red List Status: Not Evaluated (N.E.) Ref. 123251)
Threat to humans:  harmless
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