Species Name: Elysia ornata

Authority: (Swainson, 1840)

Common Name: Algae/Lettuce Slug

Range: Indo-West Pacific

Natural Environment: Intertidal zones and where green algae exists

General Husbandry: Has a temperature range of 72 to 83°F (22 - 28°C). Not much else is know about this slug except that it appears to heavily feed on Bryopsis. Rarely available.

Potential Controller Of: sespecies.php?CritterID=2005'>Enteromorpha compressa
Cladophora rupestris
Cladophora prolifera
Cladophora laetevirens
Bryopsis species
Bryopsis plumosa
Derbesia marina
Derbesia species 2
Derbesia species 1
Chaetomorpha crassa
Chaetomorpha aerea