Costasiella kuroshimae
| Costasiella kuroshimae | |
|---|---|
| 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 | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Family: | Costasiellidae |
| Genus: | Costasiella |
| Species: | C. kuroshimae |
| Binomial name | |
| Costasiella kuroshimae Ichikawa, 1993 | |
Costasiella kuroshimae (also known as a leaf slug, sea sheep, or leaf sheep) is a species of sacoglossan sea slug. Costasiella kuroshimae are shell-less marine opisthobranch gastropod mollusks in the family Costasiellidae. Despite being animals, they indirectly perform photosynthesis, via kleptoplasty.