MSBIAS taxon details
Elysia Risso, 1818
137928 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:137928)
accepted
Genus
- Species Elysia viridis (Montagu, 1804)
marine, brackish
Risso, A. (1818). Mémoire sur quelques Gastropodes nouveaux, Nudibranches et Tectibranches observés dans la mer de Nice. <em>Journal de Physique, de Chimie, d'Histoire Naturelle et des Arts.</em> 87: 368-377., available online at http://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/6173832
page(s): 375 [details]
page(s): 375 [details]
MolluscaBase eds. (2026). MolluscaBase. Elysia Risso, 1818. Accessed through: The UK Marine Environmental Data and Information Network (2026) Marine Species of Britain, Ireland and Adjacent Seas (MSBIAS): a checklist of species derived from the UNICORN and Marine Recorder applications at: https://www.marinespecies.org/msbias/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=137928 on 2026-08-11
The UK Marine Environmental Data and Information Network (2026). Marine Species of Britain, Ireland and Adjacent Seas (MSBIAS): a checklist of species derived from the UNICORN and Marine Recorder applications. Elysia Risso, 1818. Accessed at: https://marinespecies.org/Msbias/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=137928 on 2026-08-11
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Risso, A. (1818). Mémoire sur quelques Gastropodes nouveaux, Nudibranches et Tectibranches observés dans la mer de Nice. <em>Journal de Physique, de Chimie, d'Histoire Naturelle et des Arts.</em> 87: 368-377., available online at http://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/6173832
page(s): 375 [details]
basis of record Jensen, K.R. (2007). Biogeography of the Sacoglossa (Mollusca, Opisthobranchia). <em>Bonner Zoologische Beiträge.</em> 55: 255–281., available online at https://www.zobodat.at/pdf/Bonner-Zoologische-Beitraege_55_0255-0281.pdf [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
additional source Martín-Hervás, M. R., Carmona, L., Jensen, K. R., Krug, P. J., Vitale, F. & Cervera, J. L. (2024 [nomenclatural availability: 2023]). A global phylogeny of <i>Elysia</i> Risso, 1818 (Gastropoda: Heterobranchia): molecular systematic insights focusing on European taxa and description of a new species. <em>Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society.</em> 200(3): 670-689., available online at https://doi.org/10.1093/zoolinnean/zlad086 [details] Available for editors
page(s): 375 [details]
basis of record Jensen, K.R. (2007). Biogeography of the Sacoglossa (Mollusca, Opisthobranchia). <em>Bonner Zoologische Beiträge.</em> 55: 255–281., available online at https://www.zobodat.at/pdf/Bonner-Zoologische-Beitraege_55_0255-0281.pdf [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
additional source Martín-Hervás, M. R., Carmona, L., Jensen, K. R., Krug, P. J., Vitale, F. & Cervera, J. L. (2024 [nomenclatural availability: 2023]). A global phylogeny of <i>Elysia</i> Risso, 1818 (Gastropoda: Heterobranchia): molecular systematic insights focusing on European taxa and description of a new species. <em>Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society.</em> 200(3): 670-689., available online at https://doi.org/10.1093/zoolinnean/zlad086 [details] Available for editors
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