Elysia subornata A.E. Verrill, 1901
WoRMS Taxonomic Information
Current accepted name: Elysia subornata A. E. Verrill, 1901
Current classification
| Superdomain | Biota |
|---|---|
| Kingdom | Animalia |
| Phylum | Mollusca |
| Class | Gastropoda |
| Subclass | Heterobranchia |
| Infraclass | Euthyneura |
| Subterclass | Tectipleura |
| Superorder | Sacoglossa |
| Superfamily | Plakobranchoidea |
| Family | Plakobranchidae |
| Genus | Elysia |
| Species | Elysia subornata A. E. Verrill, 1901 |
- Elysia cauze Er. Marcus, 1957
Description
Biology
Etymology
- Elysia. It is a name of Latin origin, derived from the word Elysium, which in mythology is the home of the blessed, known as the “Elysian fields”. The name Elysia also means “God’s oath” in Hebrew. Frieder Sauer comments that Elysia means heavenly.
- Subornata. From Latin “sub”, under, until, before, up to, about, up to, up under, close to (of motion) + “Ornata”, from “ornatus”, means distinguished, honored, well equipped/endowed, richly adorned, ornate.
Distribution
Known georeferenced records of the species: Elysia subornata
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Abundance
| Western Mediterranean: | ☆☆☆☆☆ |
| Eastern Mediterranean: | ☆☆☆☆☆ |
| Atlantic Ocean: | ☆☆☆☆☆ |
Month
This chart displays the monthly observation probability for Elysia subornata based on our own records.
More pictures
Elysia subornata @ Stocking Island, Exuma, Bahamas
Bibliography
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Bibliography based on the works by Steve Long, 2006. Bibliography of Opisthobranchia 1554-2000 and Gary McDonald, 2009. Bibliographia Nudibranchia, with later updates from other resources.Further reading
Cite this article as:
Ballesteros, M., Madrenas, E. & Pontes, M. (2025) "Elysia subornata" in OPK-Opistobranquis. Published: 22/02/2015. Accessed: 13/09/2026. Available at (https://opistobranquis.info/en/?p=18493)
