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Real Reef Rock 

Family Plakobranchidae

Elysiidae verrucosa

K. R. Jensen, 1985

Woolly Leaf Slug

Likely Reef Tank Suitable

Likely Fish-Only Tank Suitable

Range: Indo-West Pacific Ocean

Size: 0.8 inch (2 cm)

Natural Environment: Inhabits intertidal zones and where green alga exists.

Aquarium Suitability: Not collected for the home aquarium trade.

Taxonomy:

    Kingdom: Animalia

    Phylum: Mollusca

    Class: Gastropoda

    Order: Sacoglossa

    Family: Plakobranchidae

    Genus: Elysia

FYI: Shown here for identification only.

 Elysiidae verrucosa (Woolly Leaf Slug)
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