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Gastropoda: : Placobranchoidea: Placobranchidae

Elysia serca Er. Marcus, 1955


Range: 28.7°N to 25°S; 82.8°W to 44°W
Depth: 0 to 1 m (live 0 to 1 m)
Maximum Reported Size: 8  mm

Synonymy

Elysia catulus auct. non Gould, 1870
Elysia serca Er. Marcus, 1955
Elysia clena Er. Marcus & Ev. Marcus, 1970

Details


Elysia serca Er. Marcus, 1955, p. 113-115, fig. 49-52, 59
[Basis of the current name]
Type Locality: Island of Sao Sebastiao; Ubatuba, state of Sao Paulo
Range: 28.7°N to 25°S; 80.8°W to 45.1°W
Depth: 0 to 1 m (live 0 to 1 m)
Maximum Reported Size: 8 mm
Distribution: USA: Florida: East Florida, Florida Keys; ABC Islands: Curacao; Barbados, Brazil: Sao Paulo
References: Er. Marcus (1955) M; Ev. Marcus (1970a) dlSE; Jensen (1982) W; Jensen & Clark (1983) N
Comments: Possibly a synonym of Elysia catulus (see Rudman 2004).

Elysia catulus auct. non Gould, 1870, 
[Not available]
Distribution: Cuba: Pinar del Rio
References: Espinosa, Ortea, Fernández-Garcés & Moro (2008) s
Comments: Misidentification by Espinosa, Ortea, Caballer & Moro (2006).

Elysia clena Er. Marcus & Ev. Marcus, 1970, 
[Synonym]
Range: 28°N to 24°S; 82.8°W to 44°W
Depth: 0 m (live 0 m)
Maximum Reported Size: 3.4 mm
Distribution: USA: Florida: West Florida; ABC Islands: Curacao; Barbados
References: Ev. Marcus (1972a) NW; Marcus & Hughes (1974) DdLlM; Jensen (1982) s


Partial List of References

Marcus, E. 1955. Opisthobranchia from Brazil Bol. Faculdade de Filosofia, Ciêncies e Letras da Universidade de Sao Paulo, Zoologia 20 89-200, pl. 1-30.

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