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Updated 11/4/2012

Family Plakobranchidae

HAWAIIElysia tomentosa

Kaunolu Bay tidepool, Lana'i

 

Moku o Loe, Kaneohe Bay, Oahu, 6 feet

 HAIRY ELYSIA

Rare in shallow water with green algae Caulerpa.  Leathery olive green body with fuzzy papillae.  Madagascar to Hawaii.  Formerly reported from Hawaii as Elysia sp. cf. cauze.