Sea Slug Mucus Production Is Supported by Photosynthesis of Stolen Chloroplasts

SIMPLE SUMMARY: Kleptoplasty is the capacity of a non-photosynthetic organism to acquire and maintain structurally intact chloroplasts from its algal food source(s), thereafter termed kleptoplasts. In animals, the capacity for long-term (several weeks to months) maintenance of photosynthetic active...

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Autores principales: Lopes, Diana, Cruz, Sónia, Martins, Patrícia, Ferreira, Sónia, Nunes, Cláudia, Domingues, Pedro, Cartaxana, Paulo
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: MDPI 2022
Materias:
Communication
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9405057/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/36009836
http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/biology11081207

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9405057/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/36009836
http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/biology11081207

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