Elysia rufescens
(Pease, 1871)

Order: SACOGLOSSA
Superfamily: ELYSIOIDEA
Family: Elysiidae

DISTRIBUTION

Known from Tahiti, Hawaii, Guam.

PHOTO

UPPER: Original illustrations from Pease, 1871, Pl. 22. Paintings by Andrew Garrett.
LOWER: 60mm long, reef flat, Pago Bay, Guam, 13 July 1984 on Bryopsis pennata. PHOTO: C. Carlson & P.J.Hoff.

Published records from Tahiti (original description) and from Hawaii (Kay, 1979). See also Carlson & Hoff's message below. See messages below suggesting that E. kushimotoensis is a synonym of E. rufescens.

References:
• Baba, K (1957) The species of the genus Elysia from Japan. Publications of the Seto Marine Biological Laboratory, 6: 69-74.
• Kay, E.A. (1979) Hawaiian Marine Shells Bishop Museum Special Publication 64(4). Bishop Museum Press: Honolulu. p454.
• Pease, W.H. (1871). Descriptions of Nudibranchiate Mollusca inhabiting Polynesia. American Journal of Conchology, 6(4): 299-305.

Authorship details
Rudman, W.B., 1999 (August 9) Elysia rufescens (Pease, 1871). [In] Sea Slug Forum. Australian Museum, Sydney. Available from http://www.seaslugforum.net/factsheet/elysrufe

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