
''Elysia pusilla'' is a species of small sea slug, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Plakobranchidae. It is a sacoglossan.
''Elysia pusilla'' feeds on the calcified green alga ''Halimeda'' and incorporates functioning chloroplasts into its body, thus it is known as a solar-powered sea slug. It is found in shallow water in tropical regions of the Indo-Pacific wherever its host species grows.
Similar species: Sacoglossa
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Uploaded Jul 26, 2017. Captured in Jl. Silayukti, Padangbai, Manggis, Kabupaten Karangasem, Bali 80871, Indonesia.