Elysia viridis (Montagu, 1804)
(a sea hare)

Taxonomic hierarchy:
SpeciesElysia viridis (a sea hare)
SuborderPLAKOBRANCHACEA (a suborder of molluscs)
OrderSACOGLOSSA (an order of marine gastropods)
InfraclassOpisthobranchia (opisthobranchs)
SubclassHETEROBRANCHIA (a subclass of molluscs)
ClassGASTROPODA (slugs and snails)
PhylumMOLLUSCA (slugs, snails, bivalves, octopus, sea slugs)
SuperphylumLOPHOTROCHOZOA (molluscs and relatives)
CladeBilateria (bilaterally symmetrical animals)
SubkingdomEUMETAZOA (metazoans)
KingdomANIMALIA (animals)
DomainEukaryota (eukaryotes)
LifeBIOTA (living things)
Records of Elysia viridis (a sea hare) :
1: Elysia viridis (a sea hare)
21 Jan 2011 OSGR: SY67 50° 40’ N, 2° 30’ W Vice County: Dorset (VC 9) England
in *Gastroclonium ovatum* (red seaweed) in rock pool at low tide
Image 1: Body - lateral view - highly enlarged - pale backgroundImage 2: Head - antero-ventral view - highly enlarged - pale backgroundImage 3: Head - dorso-lateral view - highly enlarged - pale backgroundImage 4: Head - dorso-lateral view - highly enlarged - pale background (2)Image 5: Head - dorso-lateral view - highly enlarged - pale background (3)Image 6: Head - lateral view - highly enlarged - pale backgroundImage 7: Head - lateral view - highly enlarged - pale background (2)Image 8: Head - latero-ventral view - highly enlarged - pale backgroundImage 9: Head - ventral view - highly enlarged - pale backgroundImage 10: In rock pool - enlargedImage 11: In rock pool - enlarged (2)Image 12: In rock pool - enlarged (3)Image 13: In rock pool - enlarged (4)Image 14: In rock pool - enlarged (5)Image 15: On encrusting red alga - enlargedImage 16: On encrusting red alga - enlarged (2)Image 17: On encrusting red alga - enlarged (3)Image 18: On encrusting red alga - enlarged (4)Image 19: On encrusting red alga - enlarged (5)Image 20: On encrusting red alga - enlarged (6)Image 21: On red seaweed - close-up - enlargedImage 22: Parapodia closed - latero-dorsal view - close-up - enlarged - white backgroundImage 23: Parapodia extended - dorsal view - close-up - enlarged - white backgroundImage 24: Parapodia extended - dorsal view - close-up - enlarged - white background (2)Image 25: Parapodia - extended - dorso-lateral view - highly enlarged - pale backgroundImage 26: Parapodia extended - latero-dorsal view - close-up - enlarged - white backgroundImage 27: Parapodia extended - latero-dorsal view - close-up - enlarged - white background (2)Image 28: Parapodia extended - latero-dorsal view - close-up - enlarged - white background (3)Image 29: Parapodia - lateral view - close-up - highly enlarged - pale backgroundImage 30: Two animals on red seaweedImage 31: Two animals on red seaweed (2)Image 32: Two animals on red seaweed (3)Image 33: Ventral view - close-up - enlarged - white backgroundImage 34: Ventral view - close-up - enlarged - white background (2)Image 35: Ventral view - close-up - enlarged - white background (3)
2: Elysia viridis (a sea hare)
6 May 2008 OSGR: SY67 50° 40’ N, 2° 30’ W Vice County: Dorset (VC 9) England
3 individuals among with filamentous green seaweed in rock pool
Image 1: Antero-dorsal view - close-up - enlargedImage 2: Dorsal view - close-up - enlargedImage 3: Dorsal view - close-up - enlarged (2)Image 4: Dorsal view - close-up - enlarged (3)Image 5: Dorsal view - close-up - enlarged (4)Image 6: Lateral view - close-up - enlargedImage 7: Lateral view - close-up - enlarged (2)Image 8: Latero-dorsal view - close-up - enlargedImage 9: Latero-dorsal view - close-up - enlarged (2)Image 10: Latero-dorsal view - close-up - enlarged (3)Image 11: Latero-dorsal view - close-up - enlarged (4)Image 12: Latero-dorsal view - close-up - enlarged (5)Image 13: Latero-dorsal view - close-up - enlarged (6)Image 14: Latero-dorsal view - enlargedImage 15: Postero-dorsal view - close-up - enlarged

Elysia viridis (a sea hare) may be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

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