Global InformationCostasiella kuroshimae information
| Costasiella kuroshimae | |
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| Costasiella cf. kuroshimae on Avrainvillea erecta. Locality: Lizard Island, Great Barrier Reef. The length of the slug is about 1 cm (3⁄8 in). | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Subclass: | Heterobranchia |
| Family: | Costasiellidae |
| Genus: | Costasiella |
| Species: | C. kuroshimae
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| Binomial name | |
| Costasiella kuroshimae Ichikawa, 1993
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Costasiella kuroshimae—also known as a "leaf slug",[1] or "leaf sheep"[2]—is a species of sacoglossan sea slug. Costasiella kuroshimae are shell-less marine opisthobranch gastropod mollusks in the family Costasiellidae.[3] Despite being animals they indirectly perform photosynthesis, via kleptoplasty.[4]
- ^ "These Cute Sea Slugs Are The Sheep Of The Sea". IFLScience. 31 July 2015. Retrieved 2020-07-17.
- ^ Schelling A (21 July 2015). "Sheep Of The Sea Are Cutest Slugs We've Ever Seen". The Dodo. Retrieved 2020-07-17.
- ^ Bouchet P (2014). "Costasiella kuroshimae Ichikawa 1993". World Register of Marine Species. Retrieved 17 January 2015.
- ^ Christa, Gregor; B. Gould, Sven; Franken, Johanna; Vleugels, Manja; Karmeinski, Dario; Handeler, Katharina; F. Martin, William; Wagele, Heike (23 May 2014). "Functional kleptoplasty in a limapontioidean genus: phylogeny, food preferences and photosynthesis in Costasiella, with a focus on C. ocellifera (Gastropoda: Sacoglossa)". Journal of Molluscan Studies. 80 (5): 499–507. doi:10.1093/mollus/eyu026.