WebCategory: Elysia chlorotica. From Wikimedia Commons, the free media repository. Domain : Eukaryota • Regnum : Animalia • Subregnum : Eumetazoa • Cladus : Bilateria • Superphylum : Protostomia • Phylum : Mollusca • Classis : Gastropoda • Familia : Plakobranchidae • Genus : Elysia • Species: Elysia chlorotica. Elysia chloroticelus. WebElysia chlorotica Taxonomy ID: 188477(for references in articles please use NCBI:txid188477) current name Elysiachlorotica Gould, 1870 Genbank common name: …
Elysia chlorotica, the slug that behave like a leaf
WebOne species found in Florida, Elysia chlorotica, eats algae and stores the chloroplasts in its body tissue. Therefore, it only needs to eat once and can photosynthesize for the rest of … WebApr 16, 2012 · The green sea slug Elysia chlorotica that lives off the Atlantic coast in North America eats green algae of the genus Vaucheria and incorporates the algal chloroplasts into the spaces between its own cells. The slug turns green and photosynthesizes when exposed to sunlight, thus making its own food. forage harvester loading distance
Elysia chlorotica sea slug Britannica
WebThe sacogossan mollusc (sea slug) Elysia chlorotica forms an obligate endosymbiotic relationship with chloroplasts (kleptoplasty) obtained from its algal prey, Vaucheria litorea, allowing the sea slug to sustain itself photoautotrophically for several months. WebJan 11, 2010 · SEATTLE — It’s easy being green for a sea slug that has stolen enough genes to become the first animal shown to make chlorophyll like a plant. Shaped like a … Webeastern emerald elysia (Elysia chlorotica) Elysia nigropunctata Elysia trilobata Elysia brycei Elysia tomentosa Elysia abei Elysia asbecki Elysia amuravela Elysia mercieri Elysia amakusana Elysia pilosa lettuce slug (Elysia crispata) Elysia deborahae Elysia coodgeensis Elysia obtusa Thuridilla→(24 species) Thuridilla decorata elisabeth thomashoff