Elysia chlorotica

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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

Feeding

Conclusion