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Species Name: Elysia diomedea

Authority: (Bergh, 1894)

Common Name: Mexican Lettuce Slug

Range: Eastern Pacific Ocean Central Coast: Gulf of California

Natural Environment: Coastal waters, intertidal zones and where green algae exists

General Husbandry: Has a temperature range of 72 to 79°F (22 - 26°C). Not much else is know about this slug except that it appears to heavily feed on Bryopsis. Rarely available.

Potential Controller Of:
Bryopsis species
Bryopsis plumosa
Chaetomorpha crassa
Chaetomorpha aerea
Enteromorpha prolifera
Enteromorpha linza
Enteromorpha intestinalis
Enteromorpha compressa
Derbesia marina
Derbesia species 2
Derbesia species 1
Cladophora rupestris
Cladophora prolifera
Cladophora laetevirens

Mexican Lettuce Slug (Elysia diomedea) Photo Credit:Mary Jane Adams

Photo Credit: Mary Jane Adams


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