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Elysia chlorotica A. A. Gould, 1870

160280 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:160280)

  1. Biota
  2. Animalia
  3. Mollusca
  4. Gastropoda
  5. Heterobranchia
  6. Euthyneura
  7. Tectipleura
  8. Sacoglossa
  9. Plakobranchoidea
  10. Plakobranchidae
  11. Elysia
  12. Elysia chlorotica
accepted
Species
Elysia Risso, 1818
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
Gould, A. A. (1870). <i>Report on the Invertebrata of Massachusetts</i>. Second edition, comprising the Mollusca. Edited by W.G. Binney. Wright and Potter, Boston, v + 524 pp., pls. 16–27. , available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/10897088
page(s): 255, pl. 17, figs 251-255. [details] OpenAccess publication
MolluscaBase eds. (2025). MolluscaBase. Elysia chlorotica A. Gould, 1870. Accessed through: Costello, M.J.; Bouchet, P.; Boxshall, G.; Arvanitidis, C.; Appeltans, W. (2025) European Register of Marine Species at: https://www.vliz.be/vmdcdata/narms/narms.php?p=taxdetails&id=160280 on 2026-09-10
NARMS (2026). Elysia chlorotica A. A. Gould, 1870. Accessed at: https://www.vliz.be/vmdcdata/narms/narms.php?p=taxdetails&id=160280 on 2026-09-10
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2005-05-31 07:34:34Z
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Claus, Simon
2010-03-31 06:40:42Z
checked
Rosenberg, Gary
2020-12-24 13:38:20Z
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Herbert, David
2022-12-08 00:17:31Z
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Auffenberg, Kurt

original description Gould, A. A. (1870). <i>Report on the Invertebrata of Massachusetts</i>. Second edition, comprising the Mollusca. Edited by W.G. Binney. Wright and Potter, Boston, v + 524 pp., pls. 16–27. , available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/10897088
page(s): 255, pl. 17, figs 251-255. [details] OpenAccess publication

basis of record Krug P.J., Vendetti J.E. & Valdés Á. (2016). Molecular and morphological systematics of <i>Elysia</i> Risso, 1818 (Heterobranchia: Sacoglossa) from the Caribbean region. <em>Zootaxa.</em> 4148(1): 1-137., available online at https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.4148.1.1 [details] Available for editors  PDF available

additional source Marcus, Ev. (1980). Review of Western Atlantic Elysiidae (Opisthobranchia Ascoglossa) with a description of a new <i>Elysia</i> species. <em>Bulletin of Marine Science.</em> 30 (1): 54-79., available online at https://www.ingentaconnect.com/contentone/umrsmas/bullmar/1980/00000030/00000001/art00006
page(s): 65, figs 6, 25-26, 45-46 [details] Available for editors  PDF available

additional source Rosenberg, G.; Moretzsohn, F.; García, E. F. (2009). Gastropoda (Mollusca) of the Gulf of Mexico, Pp. 579–699 <i>in:</i> Felder, D.L. and D.K. Camp (eds.), Gulf of Mexico–Origins, Waters, and Biota. Texas A&M Press, College Station, Texas. [details] Available for editors  PDF available

additional source Russell, H. D. (1946). Ecologic notes concerning <i>Elysia chlorotica</i>, Gould and <i>Stiliger fuscata</i>, Gould. <em>The Nautilus.</em> 59(3): 95-97., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/8523596 [details] 
 
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English eastern emerald elysia  [details]
To Barcode of Life (10 barcodes) 
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (41 publications) 
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Elysia chlorotica) 
To GenBank (10090 nucleotides; 23945 proteins) 
To Global Biotic Interactions (GloBI) 
To Sea Slug Forum (via archive.org) 
To USNM Invertebrate Zoology Mollusca Collection 
To Yale Peabody Museum of Natural History (YPM IZ 013394.GP) 
To ITIS
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