Elysia ornata

Ornate elysia | sap sucker

Elysia ornata, NSW, Australia, Photo: Tom Davis

Elysia ornata, NSW, Australia, Photo: Ian Shaw

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Same Genus

Elysia sp. [blue-lined]

Elysia sp. [Gam]

Elysia tomentosa

Distribution

Mediterranean, Tropical Atlantic/Caribbean, Tropical Eastern Pacific, Tropical Indo-Pacific

Description

Body colour is green with small black spots. The parapodia margin is black and orange. Distribution - Circumtropical.

Information

Max Size: 6 cm

Sea Temperature Range: 22.3-31°C

Depth: N/A

Habitat Generalization Index: N/A

Also referred to as the SGI (Species Generalisation Index), this describes the habitat niche breadth of the species. Species with values less than 15 are found in a relatively narrow range of reef habitat types (specialists), while those over 25 may be found on most hard substrates within their range (generalists). Learn more here.

Conservation and Rarity

IUCN Status: Not Evaluated

Occurrence: Rare (0.8% of sites)

Occurrence describes how often the species is found on surveys within its distribution. It is calculated as the % of reef sites surveyed by RLS divers across all the ecoregions in which the species has been observed

Abundance: Solitary (1 per transect)

Abundance is calculated as the average number of individuals recorded per RLS transect, where present.

Edit by: Tom Davis

Further Information

Atlas of Living Australia IUCN Red List