FAMILY : PLAKOBRANCHIDAE
Elysia bangtawaensis Swennen, 1997

40mm

Named after the village of Bang Tawa, near Pattani, in Thailand where first found.
Then found in Cairns, North Stradbroke Is, Tweed River, Brunswick River and
eventually the Clarence River, its most southern record so far.
Feeds on algae growing in creeks in mangroves.

A single animal was found in 2012 and now many (50+) have been found in mudcrab
holes and shallow drains in mangrove forest along south arm.

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