Elysia rubeni Martín-Hervás, Carmona, Jensen, Licchelli, Vitale & Cervera, 2020
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Family:  Plakobranchidae ()
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Environment:  benthic; marine; depth range - 4 m
Distribution:  Northeast Atlantic and the Mediterranean.
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Biology:  Inhabits infralittoral zone. Specimens were previously attributed to Elysia viridis due to morphological similarity (Ref. 125088). Found in infralittoral, 4 m deep, probably feeds on Flabellia petiolata (Ref. 125088). This species is mobile, seen crawling on the red algae Peyssonnelia or associated with Sphaerococcus coronopifolius.
IUCN Red List Status: Not Evaluated (N.E.) Ref. 123251)
Threat to humans:  harmless
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