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Family: Plakobranchidae (See list of species below)

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80 species with fin ray counts including ? spines in dorsal and ? in anal fins (see list below)

No picture found Bosellia corinneae []	No picture found Bosellia marcusi []	No picture found Bosellia mimetica []
No picture found Elysia annedupontae []	Elysia arena []	No picture found Elysia atroviridis []
Elysia australis []	No picture found Elysia canguzua []	No picture found Elysia catulus [Eelgrass slug]
No picture found Elysia chilkensis []	No picture found Elysia chitwa []	No picture found Elysia chlorotica [Emerald Elysia]
No picture found Elysia clarki []	No picture found Elysia coodgeensis [Coodgee Elysia]	No picture found Elysia cornigera [Horned sapsucker]
Elysia crispata [Lettuce seaslug]	No picture found Elysia deborahae []	Elysia degeneri []
No picture found Elysia diomedea [Diomede's sapsucker]	No picture found Elysia evelinae []	No picture found Elysia fezi []
No picture found Elysia flava []	No picture found Elysia flavomacula []	No picture found Elysia furvacauda []
No picture found Elysia gordanae []	No picture found Elysia grandifolia []	No picture found Elysia halimedae []
No picture found Elysia hedgpethi [Hedgpeth's sapsucker]	No picture found Elysia hetta []	No picture found Elysia hirasei []
No picture found Elysia japonica []	No picture found Elysia leucolegnote []	No picture found Elysia maoria [Maori Elysia]
No picture found Elysia margaritae []	Elysia marginata []	Elysia mercieri []
No picture found Elysia moebii []	No picture found Elysia nigrocapitata []	Elysia nigropunctata []
No picture found Elysia nisbeti []	Elysia obtusa []	Elysia ornata [Ornate Elysia]
No picture found Elysia papillosa [Papillose Elysia]	No picture found Elysia patagonica [Green sea slug]	No picture found Elysia patina []
No picture found Elysia purchoni []	Elysia pusilla [Flat Elysia]	No picture found Elysia ratna []
No picture found Elysia rubeni []	Elysia rufescens []	No picture found Elysia scops []
No picture found Elysia serca [Seagrass Elysia]	No picture found Elysia subornata []	Elysia timida []
Elysia tomentosa [Sap sucking slug]	No picture found Elysia translucens []	No picture found Elysia trisinuata []
No picture found Elysia tuca [Sacoglossan sea slug]	No picture found Elysia verrucosa []	No picture found Elysia virgata []
Elysia viridis [Green Elysia]	No picture found Elysia zuleicae []	No picture found Elysiella pusilla [Puny Elysiella]
Plakobranchus ocellatus [Ringed sap-sucking slug]	No picture found Thuridilla albopustulosa [White spotted thuridilla]	Thuridilla bayeri []
Thuridilla carlsoni [Sapsucking slug]	Thuridilla decorata []	Thuridilla flavomaculata []
Thuridilla gracilis [Bayer's thuridilla]	Thuridilla hoffae []	Thuridilla hopei []
No picture found Thuridilla indopacifica []	Thuridilla lineolata [Lined thuridilla]	Thuridilla livida []
No picture found Thuridilla mazda []	Thuridilla neona [Neon thuridilla]	No picture found Thuridilla picta [Painted elysia]
No picture found Thuridilla undula [Wavy sapsucking slug]	Thuridilla vataae [Sap-sucking slug]

80 Species of Family Plakobranchidae
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Scientific Name	English Name	Distribution	Max. Length (cm)
Bosellia corinneae		Western Atlantic
Bosellia marcusi		Atlantic Ocean.	0.45 DL
Bosellia mimetica		Atlantic Ocean and the Me	1.5 DL
Elysia annedupontae		Western Atlantic.
Elysia arena		Western Central Pacific
Elysia atroviridis		Northwest Pacific
Elysia australis		Indo-West Pacific	2.5 TL
Elysia canguzua		Western Atlantic	4 DL
Elysia catulus	Eelgrass slug	Western Atlantic	0.9 DL
Elysia chilkensis		Indo-West Pacific
Elysia chitwa		Western Atlantic.	0.2 DL
Elysia chlorotica	Emerald Elysia	Western Atlantic	4.5 DL
Elysia clarki		Western Atlantic.	5.5 DL
Elysia coodgeensis	Coodgee Elysia	Indo-West Pacific
Elysia cornigera	Horned sapsucker	Eastern Central Pacific,	1.5 TL
Elysia crispata	Lettuce seaslug	Western Atlantic.	15 TL
Elysia deborahae		Western Atlantic.
Elysia degeneri		Western Central Pacific
Elysia diomedea	Diomede's sapsucker	Eastern Central Pacific	10 TL
Elysia evelinae		Western Atlantic	0.8 DL
Elysia fezi		Mediterranean Sea.
Elysia flava		Western Central Atlantic	2.5 TL
Elysia flavomacula		Northwest Pacific
Elysia furvacauda		Eastern Indian Ocean	1.9 TL
Elysia gordanae		Mediterranean Sea.
Elysia grandifolia		Mediterranean Sea.
Elysia halimedae		Indo-Pacific and Southeas
Elysia hedgpethi	Hedgpeth's sapsucker	Eastern Pacific. Tropica	2.5 TL
Elysia hetta		Mediterranean Sea.
Elysia hirasei		Indo-West Pacific.
Elysia japonica		Northwest Pacific
Elysia leucolegnote		Indo-West Pacific
Elysia maoria	Maori Elysia	Indo-West Pacific	2.5 TL
Elysia margaritae		Mediterranean Sea.
Elysia marginata		Indo-Pacific
Elysia mercieri		Western Central Pacific
Elysia moebii		Western Indian Ocean.
Elysia nigrocapitata		Northwest Pacific
Elysia nigropunctata		Central Pacific
Elysia nisbeti		Western Atlantic.	1 DL
Elysia obtusa		Indo-Pacific
Elysia ornata	Ornate Elysia	Indo-Pacific and Western	4 TL
Elysia papillosa	Papillose Elysia	Western Atlantic.	3.5 DL
Elysia patagonica	Green sea slug	Southeast Pacific and Sou	7 DL
Elysia patina		Western Atlantic.	2 DL
Elysia purchoni		Western Atlantic.	0.5 DL
Elysia pusilla	Flat Elysia	Indo-West Pacific	3 TL
Elysia ratna		Western Central Pacific
Elysia rubeni		Northeast Atlantic and th
Elysia rufescens		Indo-Pacific.
Elysia scops		Western Atlantic.	2 DL
Elysia serca	Seagrass Elysia	Western Atlantic.	0.8 DL
Elysia subornata		Western Atlantic.	7 DL
Elysia timida		Mediterranean Sea.
Elysia tomentosa	Sap sucking slug	Indo-West Pacific and the	3 TL
Elysia translucens		Mediterranean Sea.
Elysia trisinuata		Northwest Pacific
Elysia tuca	Sacoglossan sea slug	Western Atlantic.	4 DL
Elysia verrucosa		Northwest Pacific
Elysia virgata		Western Indian Ocean
Elysia viridis	Green Elysia	Atlantic, Western Indian	4.5 TL
Elysia zuleicae		Western Atlantic.	1.7 DL
Elysiella pusilla	Puny Elysiella	Western Central Pacific
Plakobranchus ocellatus	Ringed sap-sucking slug	Indo-Pacific.	4 TL
Thuridilla albopustulosa	White spotted thuridilla	Western Central Pacific
Thuridilla bayeri		Indo-West Pacific. Tropi
Thuridilla carlsoni	Sapsucking slug	Indo-West Pacific.	2 TL
Thuridilla decorata		Western Indian Ocean
Thuridilla flavomaculata		Western Central Pacific
Thuridilla gracilis	Bayer's thuridilla	Indo-Pacific	2 TL
Thuridilla hoffae		Indo-West Pacific.	1 TL
Thuridilla hopei		Mediterranean Sea.
Thuridilla indopacifica		Indian Ocean.	2 TL
Thuridilla lineolata	Lined thuridilla	Indo-West Pacific	2 TL
Thuridilla livida		Indo-West Pacific.
Thuridilla mazda		Western Atlantic.	0.6 DL
Thuridilla neona	Neon thuridilla	Eastern Central Pacific	2 TL
Thuridilla picta	Painted elysia	Atlantic Ocean.	1.6 DL
Thuridilla undula	Wavy sapsucking slug	Indo-West Pacific.	2 TL
Thuridilla vataae	Sap-sucking slug	Indo-Pacific.

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