Elysia levis Sapsucking Slug

Elysia levis is commonly referred to as Sapsucking Slug. Difficulty in the aquarium: Not suitable for aquarium keeping. Toxicity: Toxic hazard unknown.

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lexID:

17569 

AphiaID:

1864404 

Scientific:

Elysia levis 

German:

Saftsaugerschnecke 

English:

Sapsucking Slug 

Category:

 

Family tree:

Animalia (Kingdom) > Mollusca (Phylum) > Gastropoda (Class) > Plakobranchidae (Family) > Elysia (Genus) > levis (Species) 

Initial determination:

(Fernández-Ovies & Ortea, ), 1986 

Occurrence:

European Coasts, the Canary Islands, the Cape Verde Archipelago 

Marine Zone:

Intertidal (Eulittoral), intertidal zone between the high and low tide lines characterized by the alternation of low and high tide down to 15 meters 

Sea depth:

Meter 

Habitats:

Algae zones, Intertidal zone, Tidal Zone, Seawater, Sea water 

Size:

0" - 0" (0,2cm - 0,8cm) 

Temperature:

°F - 78.8 °F (°C - 26°C) 

Food:

Algae (Algivore), Food specialist, Herbivorous 

Difficulty:

Not suitable for aquarium keeping 

Offspring:

None 

Toxicity:

Toxic hazard unknown 

CITES:

Not evaluated 

Red List:

Not evaluated (NE) 

Related species at
Catalog of Life:

• Elysia abei
• Elysia amakusana
• 
  Elysia arena
  Sandige-Elysia, Saftsauger
• 
  Elysia asbecki
  Asbecks Saftsauger
• Elysia atroviridis
• 
  Elysia australis
  Australien-Elysia
• Elysia babai
• 
  Elysia bangtawaensis
  Bang Tawa Elysia, Mangroven-Blatt Saftsauger
• Elysia bella
• Elysia bengalensis
• Elysia bennettae
• Elysia brycei
• Elysia buonoi
• Elysia canguzua
• Elysia catulus
• Elysia chilkensis
• 
  Elysia chlorotica
  Saftsauger, Solar-Schnecke
• Elysia christinae
• 
  Elysia coodgeensis
  Coodgee Elysia
• 
  Elysia cornigera
  Saftsauger
• 
  Elysia crispata
  Blumenkohl-Sackzungenschnecke
• Elysia deborahae
• 
  Elysia degeneri
  Saftsauger
• 
  Elysia diomedea
  Rüschen-Elysia, Mexikanische Tänzerin, Diomede's Saftsauger
• 
  Elysia ellenae
  Ellens Saftsauger
• Elysia entredosaguas
• Elysia evelinae
• 
  Elysia expansa
  Saftsauger
• Elysia filicauda
• 
  Elysia flava
  Gelbe Elysia
• Elysia flavipunctata
• Elysia flavomacula
• 
  Elysia furvacauda
  Saftsauger
• 
  Elysia gordanae
  Gordanas Elysia
• Elysia grandis
• Elysia haingsisiana
• Elysia hamanni
• Elysia hamatanii
• 
  Elysia hedgpethi
  Hedgpeths Saftsauger
• Elysia hendersoni
• Elysia hetta
• 
  Elysia hirasei
  Hirases Blatt Saftsauger
• Elysia japonica
• 
  Elysia jibacoaensis
  Jibacoa Elysia
• Elysia kushimotoensis
• 
  Elysia leucolegnote
  Weißrand Elysia, Mangroven Blatt Saftsauger
• Elysia lobata
• Elysia macnaei
• 
  Elysia manriquei
  Manriques Saftsauger
• 
  Elysia maoria
  Maori Elysia
• Elysia marcusi
• Elysia margaritae
• 
  Elysia mercieri
  Saftsauger
• Elysia minima
• 
  Elysia nealae
  Neals Saftsauger
• Elysia nigrocapitata
• 
  Elysia nigropunctata
  Schwarzpunkt-Saftsauger
• Elysia nisbeti
• 
  Elysia obtusa
  Weißrand-Elysia, Saftsauger
• Elysia oerstedii
• Elysia orientalis
• 
  Elysia ornata
  Saftsauger
• 
  Elysia papillosa
  Papillen-Elysia, Saftsauger
• 
  Elysia patagonica
  Patagonien Saftsauger
• Elysia patina
• Elysia pawliki
• 
  Elysia pilosa
  Saftsauger
• 
  Elysia pratensis
  Linien-Elysia
• 
  Elysia punctata
  Gepunktete Elysia
• 
  Elysia pusilla
  Halimeda Saftsauger, Flache Elysia
• 
  Elysia rufescens
  Rostige-Elysia, Saftsauger
• Elysia serca
• Elysia siamensis
• Elysia singaporensis
• Elysia slimora
• Elysia stylifera
• 
  Elysia subornata
  Saftsauger
• Elysia sugashimae
• Elysia taino
• Elysia thompsoni
• 
  Elysia timida
  Hüpfende Samtschnecke
• Elysia tokarensis
• 
  Elysia tomentosa
  Haarige Elysia, Samtiger Saftsauger, Wooly Elysia
• 
  Elysia translucens
  Saftsauger
• 
  Elysia trilobata
  Saftsauger
• Elysia trisinuata
• 
  Elysia velutinus
  Saftsauger
• 
  Elysia verrucosa
  Saftsauger, Wollige-Blattschnecke
• 
  Elysia viridis
  Grüne Samtschnecke
• Elysia vreelandae
• Elysia zemi
• 
  Elysia zuleicae
  Zuleicas Elysia, Saftsauger
• Alle anzeigen

 

More related species
in this lexicon:

• 
  Elysia aowthai
  Aow Thai-Saftsauger
• 
  Elysia levis
  Saftsaugerschnecke
• 
  Elysia marginata
  Dunkel-Rand Saftsauger, Dekor-Saftsauger
• 
  Elysia sp.01
  Saftsauger
• 
  Elysia sp.02
  Elysia Saftsauger, unbeschriebene Arten
• 
  Elysia sp.03
  Blaue Elysia
• 
  Elysia sp.04
  Weißflecken Elysia
• 
  Elysia sp.05
  Saftsauger

 

Author:

Meerwasser-Lexikon Team

Publisher:

Meerwasser-Lexikon.de

Created:

2025-07-01 16:11:11 

Last edit:

2026-01-14 12:51:08 

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