Elysia crispata Trusted
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Elysia crispata Morch, 1863 Trusted
Vendetti, Jann
Elysia crispata Morch, 1863 Trusted
© Wakeling, Marli
Elysia crispata Trusted
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Discover Life
The parapodia of this species are greatly enlarged and folded presumably to increase the surface area to harbor large populations of functional chloroplasts. It is variable in color from green, blue, red-lined, and a mangrove form (Valdés et al., Caribbean Sea Slugs, 2006).
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© Vendetti, Jann
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