Elysia chlorotica
Translingual
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Elysia chlorotica, the green hue being derived from algal chloroplasts in its diet
Proper noun
Elysia chlorotica f
- A taxonomic species within the family Plakobranchidae – eastern emerald elysia, a sea slug, capable of photosynthesis using chloroplasts from a species of alga (Vaucheria litorea) that it feeds on.
Hypernyms
- (species): Sacoglossa - order; Plakobranchoidea - superfamily; Plakobranchidae - family; Elysia - genus
References
Elysia chlorotica on Wikipedia.Wikipedia 
Elysia chlorotica on Wikispecies.Wikispecies 
Elysia chlorotica on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons - Elysia chlorotica at Integrated Taxonomic Information System.
- Elysia chlorotica at the Catalogue of Life
- Elysia chlorotica at Encyclopedia of Life
- Elysia chlorotica at National Center for Biotechnology Information
- Elysia_chlorotica at Animal Diversity Web
- Elysia chlorotica at World Register of Marine Species
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