Crawling leaves : photosynthesis in sacoglossan sea slugs

Some species of sacoglossan sea slugs can maintain functional chloroplasts from specific algal food sources in the cells of their digestive diverticula. These 'stolen' chloroplasts (kleptoplasts) can survive in the absence of the plant cell and continue to photosynthesize, in some cases fo...

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Veröffentlicht in:Journal of experimental botany. - 1985. - 64(2013), 13 vom: 12. Okt., Seite 3999-4009
1. Verfasser: Cruz, Sónia (VerfasserIn)
Weitere Verfasser: Calado, Ricardo, Serôdio, João, Cartaxana, Paulo
Format: Online-Aufsatz
Sprache:English
Veröffentlicht: 2013
Zugriff auf das übergeordnete Werk:Journal of experimental botany
Schlagworte:Journal Article Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't Review Endosymbiosis PAM fluorometry kleptoplasty photobiology photoprotection photosynthesis sacoglossa symbiosis.