Algivore or phototroph? Plakobranchus ocellatus (Gastropoda) continuously acquires kleptoplasts and nutrition from multiple algal species in nature

The sea slug Plakobranchus ocellatus (Sacoglossa, Gastropoda) retains photosynthetically active chloroplasts from ingested algae (functional kleptoplasts) in the epithelial cells of its digestive gland for up to 10 months. While its feeding behavior has not been observed in natural habitats, two hyp...

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Veröffentlicht in:	PloS one 2012-07, Vol.7 (7), p.e42024-e42024
Hauptverfasser:	Maeda, Taro, Hirose, Euichi, Chikaraishi, Yoshito, Kawato, Masaru, Takishita, Kiyotaka, Yoshida, Takao, Verbruggen, Heroen, Tanaka, Jiro, Shimamura, Shigeru, Takaki, Yoshihiro, Tsuchiya, Masashi, Iwai, Kenji, Maruyama, Tadashi
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Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Algae Amino acids Analysis Animals Biology Bryopsidales Chlorophyll Chlorophyta Chlorophyta - cytology Chlorophyta - metabolism Chloroplasts Earth science Ecology Epithelial cells Experiments Feeding behavior Gastropoda Gastropoda - classification Gastropoda - metabolism Genomes Hypotheses Isotope composition Isotopic composition Laboratories Metabolism Mollusca Natural populations Nutrition Photosynthates Photosynthesis Phototrophic Processes Phylogeny Plakobranchus ocellatus Plastids - metabolism Sacoglossa Seasons Slugs Species Symbiosis
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