Sea Slug Mucus Production Is Supported by Photosynthesis of Stolen Chloroplasts
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DOI: 10.3390/biology11081207
Abstract: Simple Summary Kleptoplasty is the capacity of a non-photosynthetic organism to acquire and maintain structurally intact chloroplasts from its algal food source(s), thereafter termed kleptoplasts. In animals, the capacity for long-term (several weeks to months)… read more here.
Keywords: mucus; photosynthesis; sea slugs; mucus production ... See more keywords