Elysia viridis Green elysia, Plant-sucking nudibranch

Elysia viridis is commonly referred to as Green elysia, Plant-sucking nudibranch. Difficulty in the aquarium: There are no reports available yet that this animal has already been kept in captivity successfully. A aquarium size of at least 50 Liter is recommended. Toxicity: Toxic hazard unknown.

Profile

lexID:

3310 

AphiaID:

139686 

Scientific:

Elysia viridis 

German:

Grüne Samtschnecke 

English:

Green Elysia, Plant-sucking Nudibranch 

Category:

Sacoglossa 

Family tree:

Animalia (Kingdom) > Mollusca (Phylum) > Gastropoda (Class) > Sacoglossa (Order) > Plakobranchidae (Family) > Elysia (Genus) > viridis (Species) 

Initial determination:

(Montagu, ), 1804 

Occurrence:

the Baltic Sea, the North Sea, Danmark, East-Atlantic Ocean, Egypt, France, Germany, Greece, Ireland, Kattegat (Baltic Sea), Madeira, Netherlands, North Atlantic Ocean, Norway, Portugal, Skagerrak (North Sea), South-Africa, Sweden, the British Isles, the Mediterranean Sea 

Sea depth:

0 - 18 Meter 

Habitats:

Algae zones, Intertidal zone, Tidal Zone, Seawater, Sea water 

Size:

up to 1.57" (4 cm) 

Temperature:

39.2 °F - 71.6 °F (4°C - 22°C) 

Food:

Algae (Algivore), Herbivorous, Zooxanthellae / Light 

Tank:

11 gal (~ 50L)  

Difficulty:

There are no reports available yet that this animal has already been kept in captivity successfully 

Offspring:

Not available as offspring 

Toxicity:

Toxic hazard unknown 

CITES:

Not evaluated 

Red List:

Not evaluated (NE) 

Related species at
Catalog of Life:

• Elysia abei
• Elysia amakusana
• 
  Elysia arena
  Sandige-Elysia, Saftsauger
• 
  Elysia asbecki
  Saftsauger
• Elysia atroviridis
• 
  Elysia australis
  Australien-Elysia
• Elysia babai
• Elysia bangtawaensis
• Elysia bella
• Elysia bengalensis
• Elysia bennettae
• Elysia brycei
• Elysia buonoi
• Elysia canguzua
• Elysia catulus
• Elysia chilkensis
• 
  Elysia chlorotica
  Saftsauger, Solar-Schnecke
• Elysia christinae
• Elysia coodgeensis
• 
  Elysia cornigera
  Saftsauger
• 
  Elysia crispata
  Blumenkohl-Sackzungenschnecke
• Elysia deborahae
• 
  Elysia degeneri
  Saftsauger
• 
  Elysia diomedea
  Rüschen-Elysia, Mexikanische Tänzerin, Diomede's Saftsauger
• 
  Elysia ellenae
  Ellens Saftsauger
• Elysia entredosaguas
• Elysia evelinae
• 
  Elysia expansa
  Saftsauger
• Elysia filicauda
• 
  Elysia flava
  Gelbe Elysia
• Elysia flavipunctata
• Elysia flavomacula
• 
  Elysia furvacauda
  Saftsauger
• 
  Elysia gordanae
  Gordanas Elysia
• Elysia grandis
• Elysia haingsisiana
• Elysia hamanni
• Elysia hamatanii
• 
  Elysia hedgpethi
  Hedgpeths Saftsauger
• Elysia hendersoni
• Elysia hetta
• 
  Elysia hirasei
  Hirases Blatt Schnecke
• Elysia japonica
• Elysia jibacoaensis
• Elysia kushimotoensis
• Elysia leucolegnote
• Elysia lobata
• Elysia macnaei
• 
  Elysia manriquei
  Manriques Saftsauger
• 
  Elysia maoria
  Saftsauger
• Elysia marcusi
• Elysia margaritae
• 
  Elysia mercieri
  Saftsauger
• Elysia minima
• Elysia nealae
• Elysia nigrocapitata
• 
  Elysia nigropunctata
  Schwarzpunkt-Saftsauger
• Elysia nisbeti
• 
  Elysia obtusa
  Weißrand-Elysia, Saftsauger
• Elysia oerstedii
• Elysia orientalis
• 
  Elysia ornata
  Saftsauger
• 
  Elysia papillosa
  Papillen-Elysia, Saftsauger
• 
  Elysia patagonica
  Patagonien Saftsauger
• Elysia patina
• Elysia pawliki
• Elysia pilosa
• 
  Elysia pratensis
  Linien-Elysia
• 
  Elysia punctata
  Gepunktete Elysia
• 
  Elysia pusilla
  Halimeda Saftsauger, Flache Elysia
• 
  Elysia rufescens
  Rostige-Elysia, Saftsauger
• Elysia serca
• Elysia siamensis
• Elysia singaporensis
• Elysia slimora
• Elysia stylifera
• 
  Elysia subornata
  Saftsauger
• Elysia sugashimae
• Elysia taino
• Elysia thompsoni
• 
  Elysia timida
  Hüpfende Samtschnecke
• Elysia tokarensis
• 
  Elysia tomentosa
  Haarige Elysia, Saftsauger
• 
  Elysia translucens
  Saftsauger
• 
  Elysia trilobata
  Saftsauger
• Elysia trisinuata
• 
  Elysia velutinus
  Saftsauger
• 
  Elysia verrucosa
  Saftsauger, Wollige-Blattschnecke
• 
  Elysia viridis
  Grüne Samtschnecke
• Elysia vreelandae
• Elysia zemi
• 
  Elysia zuleicae
  Zuleicas Elysia, Saftsauger
• Alle anzeigen

 

More related species
in this lexicon:

• 
  Elysia aowthai
  Aow Thai -Saftsauger
• 
  Elysia marginata
  Dunkel-Rand Saftsauger, Dekor-Saftsauger
• 
  Elysia sp.01
  Weißflecken Elysia
• 
  Elysia sp.02
  Elysia Saftsauger, unbeschriebene Arten
• 
  Elysia sp.03
  Blaue Elysia

 

Author:

Meerwasser-Lexikon Team

Publisher:

Meerwasser-Lexikon.de

Created:

2010-08-30 14:34:59 

Last edit:

2025-07-01 17:08:53 

Info

Pictures

Spawn

1

1

Commonly

1

1

1

1

Show more pictures

Husbandry know-how of owners