Elysia chlorotica - Wikipedia
Elysia chlorotica (common name the eastern emerald elysia) is a small-to-medium-sized species of green sea slug, a marine opisthobranch gastropod mollusc. This sea slug superficially …
A Green Sea Slug Steals Power From Algae | Smithsonian
Feb 4, 2015 · The sea slug Elysia chlorotica is as brilliant green as a new leaf. And in a very leaf-like and un-slug-like way, it can absorb carbon dioxide.
Solar-Powered Sea Slugs Becoming Too Rare to Study - National …
Jul 22, 2018 · Elysia cholorotica, a sea slug found off the U.S. East Coast, can steal photosynthetic plastids from algae and survive by basking in the sun. Photograph by Patrick J. …
Elysia chlorotica | Photosynthetic, Chloroplasts, Mollusk | Britannica
Elysia chlorotica, species of sea slug belonging to the family Elysiidae (order Sacoglossa) and known for its ability to photosynthesize food. It was among the first members of the animal …
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The blue sea slug is shown here out of water, and thus collapsed; these were found on a beach. Picking up the animal can result in a painful sting, with symptoms similar to those caused by …
A draft genome assembly of the solar-powered sea slug
Feb 19, 2019 · Elysia chlorotica, a sacoglossan sea slug found off the East Coast of the United States, is well-known for its ability to sequester chloroplasts from its algal prey and survive...
Celestial Phyllidia · Phyllidia coelestis · Reeflings Library
The Blue Dragon Nudibranch, scientifically known as Phyllidia coelestis, is a strikingly colorful sea slug that is popular among marine enthusiasts. This species is part of the Phyllidiidae family …
Sea slug - Wikipedia
Sea slug is a common name for some marine invertebrates with varying levels of resemblance to terrestrial slugs. Most creatures known as sea slugs are gastropods, i.e. they are sea snails …
Phyllidia coelestis - Wikipedia
Phyllidia coelestis is a species of sea slug, a nudibranch, a shell-less marine gastropod mollusc in the family Phyllidiidae. [1] [2]
Seasonality and Longevity of the Functional Chloroplasts Retained …
Sea slugs in the order Sacoglossa usually feed on algal cytoplasm and some retain the chloroplasts of the food algae in their digestive gland cells as functionally photosynthetic …