Sea slug inspired smart marine antifouling coating with reversible chemical bonds: Controllable UV-responsive coumarin releasing and efficient UV-healing properties
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DOI: 10.1016/j.cej.2021.132471
Abstract: Abstract Poly(dimethylsiloxane) (PDMS) has been received widespread attention as marine antifouling coatings, while its controllable release performance of antifoulants and mechanical behavior are relatively insufficient. In this study, inspired by sea slug’s defensive behavior against… read more here.
Keywords: coumarin; coumarin releasing; sea slug; marine antifouling ... See more keywords
Diet of the invasive sea slug Pleurobranchaea maculata in Patagonian coastal waters
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DOI: 10.1080/03014223.2018.1464035
Abstract: ABSTRACT High densities of the invasive sea slug, Pleurobranchaea maculata, have been detected on the Argentinean coast, but studies on the species’ adaptation have been absent until now. Stomach contents of P. maculata in two… read more here.
Keywords: invasive sea; pleurobranchaea; sea slug; slug pleurobranchaea ... See more keywords
In the sea slug Melibe leonina the posterior nerves communicate stomach distention to inhibit feeding and modify oral hood movements
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DOI: 10.3389/fphys.2022.1047106
Abstract: The sea slug Melibe leonina is an excellent model system for the study of the neural basis of satiation, and previous studies have demonstrated that stomach distention attenuates feeding. Here we expanded on this work… read more here.
Keywords: slug melibe; distention; stomach distention; sea slug ... See more keywords
Aposymbiotic Specimen of the Photosynthetic Sea Slug Elysia crispata
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DOI: 10.3390/d14050313
Abstract: Elysia crispata is a sacoglossan sea slug that retains intracellular, functional chloroplasts stolen from their macroalgal food sources. Elysia crispata juveniles start feeding on the algae following metamorphosis, engulfing chloroplasts and turning green. In laboratory-reared… read more here.
Keywords: elysia crispata; crispata; sea slug;
An Updated Checklist of Sea Slugs (Gastropoda, Heterobranchia) from Hong Kong Supported by Citizen Science.
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DOI: 10.6620/zs.2022.61-52
Abstract: Research on heterobranch sea slug diversity in Hong Kong was flourishing in the 1980-90s, with the first checklist and guidebook published and many new species and records documented later. This golden era of sea slug… read more here.
Keywords: hong kong; citizen science; sea; sea slug ... See more keywords