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gptkbp:instance_of
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gptkb:beach
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gptkbp:bfsLayer
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4
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gptkbp:bfsParent
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gptkb:The_Balloon_Snail
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gptkbp:behavior
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slow-moving
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gptkbp:body_style
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elongated
soft-bodied
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gptkbp:class
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gptkb:Gastropoda
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gptkbp:color
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gptkb:Detective
gptkb:green
irregular spots
camouflage from predators
can change color based on diet
green due to chloroplasts
green to yellowish-green
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gptkbp:common_name
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gptkb:Eastern_Emerald_Elysia
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gptkbp:conservation_efforts
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not currently threatened
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gptkbp:conservation_status
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gptkb:Least_Concern
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gptkbp:diet
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gptkb:beach
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gptkbp:distribution
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gptkb:North_America
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gptkbp:ecological_role
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gptkb:product
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gptkbp:egg_color
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spiral-shaped
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gptkbp:environment
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water quality
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gptkbp:family
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gptkb:Plakobranchidae
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gptkbp:field_of_study
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marine biology
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gptkbp:first_described_by
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by A. E. Verrill in 1901
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gptkbp:foraging_behavior
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scraping algae off surfaces
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gptkbp:genus
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Elysia
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gptkbp:habitat
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up to 20 meters
seagrass beds
shallow coastal waters
rocky substrates
Atlantic coast of North America
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https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label
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Elysia chlorotica
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gptkbp:is_known_for
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gptkb:Eastern_Emerald_Elysia
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gptkbp:larval_stage
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gptkb:trochophore
planktonic
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gptkbp:length
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up to 10 cm
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gptkbp:lifespan
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1 to 2 years
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gptkbp:mimicry
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gptkb:beach
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gptkbp:order
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gptkb:Sacoglossa
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gptkbp:predators
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gptkb:fish
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gptkbp:reproduction
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oviparous
sexual
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gptkbp:research_interest
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in photosynthesis studies
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gptkbp:scientific_name
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gptkb:Elysia_chlorotica
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gptkbp:species
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located on the back
can perform photosynthesis
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gptkbp:symbiotic_relationships
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gptkb:Cladophora
with algae
with chloroplasts from algae
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