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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Autors principals: 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
Format: Artigo
Idioma:Inglês
Publicat: Public Library of Science 2012
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Accés en línia:https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3404988/
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/22848693
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.govhttp://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0042024
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