How big does the Enteromorpha-Eating Sapsucker get?

The Enteromorpha-Eating Sapsucker grows to about 2.5 cm.

Enteromorpha-Eating Sapsucker

Aplysiopsis enteromorphae

Group: Other
Max size: 2.5 cm

Named for the green Enteromorpha weed it lives and feeds on, this tiny sapsucker reaches about three centimetres on shallow benthic seaweed. Like others of its kind it siphons the cell contents of algae rather than chewing whole fronds.

Taxonomy: Animalia › Mollusca › Gastropoda › Hermaeidae › Aplysiopsis

Species data via the World Register of Marine Species (WoRMS), AphiaID 494528.

FAQ

How big does the Enteromorpha-Eating Sapsucker get?: The Enteromorpha-Eating Sapsucker grows to about 2.5 cm.