Comment from the photographer: Elysia hedgpethi was located on the front side of Santa Cruz Island at Fry's Cove and Fern Grotto in early September. Individuals were approximately two mm in length. They were located on Codium fragile, a reported food source. (Behrens and Hermosillo, 2005) In this area Codium was present subtidally at depths between 20 and 40 feet adjacent to semi protected rocky coastline at the mouths of coves.

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Photographer
Craig Hoover
Location
California, USA
Species name
Elysia hedgpethi
Taken on
21 October 2011 10:54:14 am
Posted
13 years ago
Updated
13 years ago

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Scientific Classification

KingdomAnimalia
PhylumMollusca
ClassGastropoda
SubclassOpisthobranchia
OrderSacoglossa
FamilyPlakobranchidae
SpeciesElysia hedgpethi