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Kleptoplast photosynthesis is nutritionally relevant in the sea slug Elysia viridis
Several sacoglossan sea slug species feed on macroalgae and incorporate chloroplasts into tubular cells of their digestive diverticula. We investigated the role of the “stolen” chloroplasts (kleptoplasts) in the nutrition of the sea slug Elysia viridis and assessed how their abundance, distribution...
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| Formato: | Online Artículo Texto |
| Lenguaje: | English |
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Nature Publishing Group UK
2017
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| Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5552801/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/28798379 http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/s41598-017-08002-0 |