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''Elysia subornata'' is a species of Sea Slug found in the western Atlantic Ocean . It has been proposed that E. subornata could be used as a control agent against an invasive strain of the alga Caulerpa Taxifolia in the Northwestern Mediterranean Sea . The high toxicity levels of C. taxifolia discourage most native herbivorous fauna from consuming this species. Elysia subornata, however, preferentially feeds on C. taxifolia, inquestering the secondary metabolite, Caulerpenyne, for its own defense. EXTERNAL LINK
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