Elysia ornata (Swainson, 1840)

Gutiérrez, Manuel Caballer, Ortea, Jesús, Rivero, Nelsy, Tucker, Gabriela Carias, Malaquias, Manuel António E. & Narciso, Samuel, 2015, The opisthobranch gastropods (Mollusca: Heterobranchia) from Venezuela: an annotated and illustrated inventory of species, Zootaxa 4034 (2), pp. 201-256 : 221

48. Elysia ornata (Swainson, 1840)

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Material examined. MR, 1 spc., H = 15 mm, JOC. YL, 1 spc., H~ 10 mm, ZMBN 84949. AR, 1 spc., PNC. Ecology. Found on the reef fringe (1 m deep) associated with seaweeds or under rocks.

Distribution. ABC Islands, Bahamas, Barbados, Bermuda, Brazil, Colombia, Costa Rica, Cuba, Guadeloupe, Jamaica, Mexico, St. Vincent & the Grenadines, Trinidad & Tobago, USA, Venezuela (Valdés et al. 2006). Circumtropical (Valdés et al. 2006).

Figures

FIGURE 3. A, Phyllaplysia engeli. B, Stylocheilus striatus. C, Berthella agassizii. D, Lobiger souverbii. E, Oxynoe antillarum. F, Elysia crispata. G, Elysia ornata. H, Elysia flava. I, Elysia tuca. J, Elysia cauze. K, Cyerce habanensis. L, Ercolania fuscata. M, Placida verticilata. N, Costasiella nonatoi. Ο, Cylindrobulla beauii.