Elysia abei

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Elysia abei
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Heterobranchia
Family: Plakobranchidae
Genus: Elysia
Species:
E. abei
Binomial name
Elysia abei
Baba, 1955

Elysia abei is a species of sea slug, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Plakobranchidae. [1] They are found off the Pacific coast of Japan in Sagami Bay.

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References

  1. Bouchet, P. (2015. Elysia abei (Baba, 1955). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=494427 on 2015-09-03