Elysia viridis

<em>Elysia viridis</em> (Montagu, 1804)

Elysia viridis. 12mm long. Sole translucent pale, tinted greenish by viscera. White surface pigment marks absent. Menai Strait, Wales. March 2012.

Submitted by Ian Smith on Fri, 31/08/2012 10:19

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I.F. Smith

Elysia viridis. 12mm long. Three views of specimen with parapodial lobes closed, ajar and open. White surface pigment absent except for usual mark on lobe rim. Red cast on head and outer surface of lobes. Menai Strait, Wales. March 2012.

Submitted by Ian Smith on Fri, 31/08/2012 10:18

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I.F. Smith

Elysia viridis. Unusual pale orange form with faded turquoise flakes, lacking any green. May, 2008. Sublittoral. Oosterschelde estuary, Netherlands.

Submitted by Ian Smith on Fri, 31/08/2012 10:16

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Rokus Groeneveld www.diverosa.com

Elysia viridis. 3mm juvenile with rhinophores starting to grow. Menai Strait, Wales. March 2012.

Submitted by Ian Smith on Sat, 17/03/2012 20:48

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I.F. Smith

Codium fragile. Tips of fronds showing large cells; each with large amount of chloroplast material worth the effort of piercing by Elysia viridis. ELWS, Dorset. September 2010.

Submitted by Ian Smith on Mon, 13/02/2012 21:24

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Malcolm Storey, www.bioimages.org.uk

Codium fragile. Foodplant of Elysia viridis.ELWS, Dorset. September 2010

Submitted by Ian Smith on Mon, 13/02/2012 21:23

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Malcolm Storey, www.bioimages.org.uk

Cladophora rupestris. Magnified strands showing large cells containing chloroplasts which are ingested by Elysia viridis. Shallow rock pool, Yorkshire. July 2008.

Submitted by Ian Smith on Mon, 13/02/2012 21:22

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Malcolm Storey, www.bioimages.org.uk

Cladophora rupestris. Foodplant of Elysia viridis, Limapontia capitata and L. senestra. Shallow rock pool, Yorkshire. July 2008

Submitted by Ian Smith on Mon, 13/02/2012 21:21

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Malcolm Storey, www.bioimages.org.uk

Bryopsis plumosa. Coenocytic (=no cellular divisions) so chloroplasts accessible to Elysia viridis and Limapontia capitata with minimum piercing effort.

Submitted by Ian Smith on Mon, 13/02/2012 21:19

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Malcolm Storey, www.bioimages.org.uk

Bryopsis plumosa. Small green feather-like alga (compare size of barnacle in image). Coenocytic (=no cellular divisions) so chloroplasts accessible to Elysia viridis and Limapontia capitata with minimum piercing effort. Menai Strait, Wales.

Submitted by Ian Smith on Tue, 07/02/2012 21:29

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I.F. Smith

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