Three Domain
Elysia chlorotica
Scientific Classification
Scientific Name - Elysia chlorotica
Domain - Eukaryota
Kingdom - Animalia
Phylum - Mollusca
Class - Gastropoda
Order - Sacoglossa
Family - Plakobranchidae
Genus - Elysia
Species - E.chlorotica
Elysia chlorotica inhabit the shallow salt marshes and in lets of North America's Atlantic coast from Florida to Nova Scotia.Over their life span of 9-10 months, they can grow to a length of 1-6 cm ( 0.4-2.4 inches ). Elysia chlorotica is a small to medium sized species of green sea slug, a marine opisthobranch gastropod mollusa. The sea slug superficially resembles a nudibranch, yet it does not belong to that clade. Instead it is a member of the clade sacoglossa, the sap-sucking sea slugs. Elysia chlorotica, also called emerald green sea slug or eastern emerald elysia, species of sea slug belonging to the family Elysiidae and known for it's ability tp photosynthesize food. Elysia chlorotica is half animal and half plant. Some members of this group use chloroplates from the algae they eat for photosynthesis, a phenomenon known as Kleptoplasty. Elysia chlorotica is one species of such " solaor-powered sea slugs " with their contraband genes, the slugs can carry out photosynthesis. The process plants use to convert sunlight in to energy. The slugs can manufacture chrolophyll, the green pigment in plants that captures energy from sunlight and hold these genes within it's body, while slugs are slimy and damaging to plants, they are not poisonous to humans.
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