Tuesday, November 30, 2010

Sea Slug Species Elysia chlorotica

Sea Slug Species <em>Elysia chlorotica</em>
Tue, 30 Nov 2010 05:11:29 -0600

Sea slug species <em>Elysia chlorotica</em> feeding on algae

Sea slug species Elysia chlorotica feeding on Vaucheria litorea, a yellow-green algae. E. chlorotica sequesters chloroplasts from the algae into specialized cells lining the digestive diverticulum, and the chloroplasts are photosynthetically functional for 9 to 11 ...

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