Sap Sucking Sea Slug
Cyerce elegans
- Group: Nudibranch
- Max size: 2 cm
- For divers: safe
A sap sucking sea slug that crawls over rocky ground dressed with encrusting sponges and turf algae. Rows of leaf shaped flaps line its back, and like its kin it pierces algal cells and keeps the stolen chloroplasts working inside its own body.
Taxonomy: Animalia › Mollusca › Gastropoda › Caliphyllidae › Cyerce
Species data via the World Register of Marine Species (WoRMS), AphiaID 494512.
FAQ
- Is the Sap Sucking Sea Slug dangerous to divers?
- The Sap Sucking Sea Slug is harmless to divers.
- How big does the Sap Sucking Sea Slug get?
- The Sap Sucking Sea Slug grows to about 2 cm.