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gptkbp:instance_of
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gptkb:ocean
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gptkbp:behavior
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slow-moving
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gptkbp:body_shape
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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:green
can change color based on diet
green due to chloroplasts
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gptkbp:color_scheme
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irregular spots
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gptkbp:color_variation
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green to yellowish-green
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gptkbp:coloration
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gptkb:camouflage
camouflage from predators
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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:algae
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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:herbivore
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gptkbp:egg_size
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spiral-shaped
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gptkbp:environmental_indicator
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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:gills
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located on the back
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gptkbp:habitat
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seagrass beds
shallow coastal waters
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gptkbp:habitat_preference
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rocky substrates
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gptkbp:habitat_range
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up to 20 meters
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:known_as
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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:algae
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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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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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gptkbp:bfsParent
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gptkb:The_Balloon_Snail
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gptkbp:bfsLayer
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4
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