A sea slug’s guide to plastid symbiosis
Some 140 years ago sea slugs that contained chlorophyll-pigmented granules similar to those of plants were described. While we now understand that these “green granules” are plastids the slugs sequester from siphonaceous algae upon which they feed, surprisingly little is really known about the molec...
Main Authors: | Jan de Vries, Cessa Rauch, Gregor Christa, Sven B. Gould |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Polish Botanical Society
2014-12-01
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Series: | Acta Societatis Botanicorum Poloniae |
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Online Access: | https://pbsociety.org.pl/journals/index.php/asbp/article/view/4660 |
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