Head and body of Elysia cf. marginata (IMAGE)

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Head and body of Elysia cf. marginata

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This image shows the head and the body of Elysia cf. marginata, a day after autotomy. The shed body is much heavier (>80% of the total weight) than the head.

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Sayaka Mitoh

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