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==Morphology== | ==Morphology== | ||
==Kleptoplasty== | ==Kleptoplasty== | ||
Kleptoplasty is a special symbiosis behavior that the chloroplast uptake by algal prey can remain temporarily function in the organism, which allows an animal doing photosynthesis like plants. A typical species in the clade Sacoglass | |||
==Feeding== | ==Feeding== | ||
==Conclusion== | ==Conclusion== |
Revision as of 18:25, 7 November 2021
Introduction
Elysia chlorotica is a type of sea slug that can do photosynthesis.
Morphology
Kleptoplasty
Kleptoplasty is a special symbiosis behavior that the chloroplast uptake by algal prey can remain temporarily function in the organism, which allows an animal doing photosynthesis like plants. A typical species in the clade Sacoglass