WoRMS taxon details
Elysia papillosa A. E. Verrill, 1901
181213 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:181213)
accepted
Species
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
recent only
Verrill, A. E. (1901). Additions to the fauna of the Bermudas from the Yale expedition of 1901, with notes on other species. <em>Transactions of the Connecticut Academy of Arts and Sciences.</em> 11: 15-62, 9 plates., available online at https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/13463998 [details]
MolluscaBase eds. (2026). MolluscaBase. Elysia papillosa A. E. Verrill, 1901. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=181213 on 2026-03-24
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Nomenclature
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Verrill, A. E. (1901). Additions to the fauna of the Bermudas from the Yale expedition of 1901, with notes on other species. <em>Transactions of the Connecticut Academy of Arts and Sciences.</em> 11: 15-62, 9 plates., available online at https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/13463998 [details]
basis of record Krug P.J., Vendetti J.E. & Valdés Á. (2016). Molecular and morphological systematics of <i>Elysia</i> Risso, 1818 (Heterobranchia: Sacoglossa) from the Caribbean region. <em>Zootaxa.</em> 4148(1): 1-137., available online at https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.4148.1.1 [details] Available for editors
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basis of record Krug P.J., Vendetti J.E. & Valdés Á. (2016). Molecular and morphological systematics of <i>Elysia</i> Risso, 1818 (Heterobranchia: Sacoglossa) from the Caribbean region. <em>Zootaxa.</em> 4148(1): 1-137., available online at https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.4148.1.1 [details] Available for editors
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context source (Bermuda)
Carmona, L. et al. (2011). Amphi-Atlantic distributions and cryptic species in sacoglossan sea slugs. Journal of Molluscan Studies, 77: 401-412, available online at https://doi.org/10.1093/mollus/eyr036 [details]
additional source Marcus, Ev. (1980). Review of Western Atlantic Elysiidae (Opisthobranchia Ascoglossa) with a description of a new <i>Elysia</i> species. <em>Bulletin of Marine Science.</em> 30 (1): 54-79., available online at https://www.ingentaconnect.com/contentone/umrsmas/bullmar/1980/00000030/00000001/art00006
page(s): 67, figs 9, 48 [details] Available for editors [request]
additional source Krug, P. J.; Trathen, D. Y.; Retana, J.; Rico, D. M.; Bronola, J.; Ellingson, R. A. (2026). Integrating host use and dispersal ability with species delimitation to unravel a cryptic radiation of photosynthetic sea slugs. <em>Biological Journal of the Linnean Society.</em> 147(3): blaf111., available online at https://doi.org/10.1093/biolinnean/blaf111 [details] Available for editors [request]
additional source Ortea J., Caballer M., Moro L. & Espinosa J. 2005. <i>Elysia papillosa</i> Verrill, 1901, <i>Elysia patina</i> Marcus, 1980 (Mollusca. Sacoglossa. Elysidae) dos nombres para cuatro especies. <i>Vieraea</i>, 33: 495-514
page(s): 498, textfigs 1-2, pl. 1A [details]
additional source Rosenberg, G.; Moretzsohn, F.; García, E. F. (2009). Gastropoda (Mollusca) of the Gulf of Mexico, Pp. 579–699 <i>in:</i> Felder, D.L. and D.K. Camp (eds.), Gulf of Mexico–Origins, Waters, and Biota. Texas A&M Press, College Station, Texas. [details] Available for editors [request]
additional source Marcus, Ev. (1980). Review of Western Atlantic Elysiidae (Opisthobranchia Ascoglossa) with a description of a new <i>Elysia</i> species. <em>Bulletin of Marine Science.</em> 30 (1): 54-79., available online at https://www.ingentaconnect.com/contentone/umrsmas/bullmar/1980/00000030/00000001/art00006
page(s): 67, figs 9, 48 [details] Available for editors
[request]additional source Krug, P. J.; Trathen, D. Y.; Retana, J.; Rico, D. M.; Bronola, J.; Ellingson, R. A. (2026). Integrating host use and dispersal ability with species delimitation to unravel a cryptic radiation of photosynthetic sea slugs. <em>Biological Journal of the Linnean Society.</em> 147(3): blaf111., available online at https://doi.org/10.1093/biolinnean/blaf111 [details] Available for editors
[request]additional source Ortea J., Caballer M., Moro L. & Espinosa J. 2005. <i>Elysia papillosa</i> Verrill, 1901, <i>Elysia patina</i> Marcus, 1980 (Mollusca. Sacoglossa. Elysidae) dos nombres para cuatro especies. <i>Vieraea</i>, 33: 495-514
page(s): 498, textfigs 1-2, pl. 1A [details]
additional source Rosenberg, G.; Moretzsohn, F.; García, E. F. (2009). Gastropoda (Mollusca) of the Gulf of Mexico, Pp. 579–699 <i>in:</i> Felder, D.L. and D.K. Camp (eds.), Gulf of Mexico–Origins, Waters, and Biota. Texas A&M Press, College Station, Texas. [details] Available for editors
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Present Present in aphia/obis/gbif/idigbio Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
To Barcode of Life (9 barcodes)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (23 publications)
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Elysia papillosa)
To GenBank (27 nucleotides; 16 proteins)
To Global Biotic Interactions (GloBI)
To PESI
To Sea Slug Forum (via archive.org)
To USNM Invertebrate Zoology Mollusca Collection
To ITIS
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (23 publications)
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Elysia papillosa)
To GenBank (27 nucleotides; 16 proteins)
To Global Biotic Interactions (GloBI)
To PESI
To Sea Slug Forum (via archive.org)
To USNM Invertebrate Zoology Mollusca Collection
To ITIS
