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Elysia chlorotica is a type of sea slug that can do photosynthesis. | Elysia chlorotica is a type of sea slug that can do photosynthesis. | ||
==Morphology== | ==Morphology== | ||
Elysia chlorotica is a small sized species of sea slug. The adult individual are around 3~5 centimeters long. | |||
==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 | 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 | ||
Revision as of 23:27, 7 November 2021
Introduction
Elysia chlorotica is a type of sea slug that can do photosynthesis.
Morphology
Elysia chlorotica is a small sized species of sea slug. The adult individual are around 3~5 centimeters long.
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
