Euglenozoan kleptoplasty illuminates the early evolution of photoendosymbiosis [PDF]
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America, 2023 Kleptoplasts (kP) are distinct among photosynthetic organelles in eukaryotes (i.e., plastids) because they are routinely sequestered from prey algal cells and function only temporarily in the new host cell.
Toshinobu Suzaki +2 more
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A new case of kleptoplasty in animals: Marine flatworms steal functional plastids from diatoms [PDF]
Science Advances, 2019 This study was supported by grants to B.S.L. from the Tula Foundation and NSERC (2014-05258).To date, sea slugs have been considered the only animals known to sequester functional algal plastids into their own cells, via a process called “kleptoplasty ...
Niels van Steenkiste +2 more
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Microbiome characterization of the sea slugs Elysia viridis and Placida dendritica: insights into potential roles in kleptoplasty [PDF]
BMC MicrobiologyBackground Kleptoplasty is the process by which functional chloroplasts from algae food sources are sequestered and retained by a host organism. Some sacoglossan sea slugs display this ability, enabling them to survive extended periods of food shortage ...
Patrícia Martins +2 more
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How does temperature affect functional kleptoplasty? Comparing populations of the solar-powered sister-species Elysia timida Risso, 1818 and Elysia cornigera Nuttall, 1989 (Gastropoda: Sacoglossa) [PDF]
Frontiers in Zoology, 2018 Background Despite widespread interest in solar-powered sea slugs (Sacoglossa: Gastropoda), relatively little is know about how they actually perform functional kleptoplasty. Sister-taxa Elysia timida and E.
Heike Wägele, Elise Laetz
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Functional kleptoplasty in sea slugs:
, 2023 Einige der 500 bekannten Sacoglossa-Arten können in ihrem eigenen Cytosol Chloroplasten photosynthetisch aktiv halten. Dieses als funktionale Kleptoplastie bezeichnete Phänomen ist eine spezielle Form der Photosymbiose und kommt in Tieren nur in ...
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Acquired phototrophy through retention of functional chloroplasts increases growth efficiency of the sea slug Elysia viridis. [PDF]
PLoS ONE, 2015 Photosynthesis is a fundamental process sustaining heterotrophic organisms at all trophic levels. Some mixotrophs can retain functional chloroplasts from food (kleptoplasty), and it is hypothesized that carbon acquired through kleptoplasty may enhance ...
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Ecology and Evolution, 2022 In mudflats, interactions and transfers of nutrients and secondary metabolites may drive ecosystems and biodiversity. Foraminifera have complex trophic strategies as they often rely on bacteria and eukaryotes or on potential symbionts for carbon and ...
Magali Schweizer +5 more
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Species discovery, evolution and kleptoplasty in marine meiofaunal flatworms
, 2018 Rhabdocoel flatworms are abundant members of marine meiofaunal communities worldwide, contributing to a reservoir of biodiversity that thrives between grains of sand.
Stephenson, India
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Sea Slug Mucus Production Is Supported by Photosynthesis of Stolen Chloroplasts [PDF]
Biology, 2022 A handful of sea slugs of the order Sacoglossa are able to steal chloroplasts—kleptoplasts—from their algal food sources and maintain them functionally for periods ranging from several weeks to a few months.
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Antimicrobial, Antioxidant and Anti-Inflammatory Activities of the Mucus of the Tropical Sea Slug Elysia crispata [PDF]
MoleculesElysia crispata (Sacoglossa, Gastropoda) is a tropical sea slug known for its ability to incorporate functional chloroplasts from a variety of green macroalgae, a phenomenon termed kleptoplasty. This sea slug, amenable to laboratory cultivation, produces
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