Prey species and abundance affect growth and photosynthetic performance of the polyphagous sea slug Elysia crispata [PDF]
Royal Society Open Science, 2023 Some sacoglossan sea slugs steal functional macroalgal chloroplasts (kleptoplasts). In this study, we investigated the effects of algal prey species and abundance on the growth and photosynthetic capacity of the tropical polyphagous sea slug Elysia ...
Paulo Cartaxana +5 more
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Kleptoplasty in Dinophysis spp : Ecological role and evolutionary implications
, 2010 This thesis deals with the question of whether planktonic protits of the genus Dinophysis have permanent plastids (=chloroplasts) or practice kleptoplasty, i.e. acquire plastids via predation on other microorganisms.
Minnhagen, Susanna
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Kleptoplasty does not promote major shifts in the lipidome of macroalgal chloroplasts sequestered by the sacoglossan sea slug Elysia viridis [PDF]
Scientific Reports, 2017 Sacoglossan sea slugs, also known as crawling leaves due to their photosynthetic activity, are highly selective feeders that incorporate chloroplasts from specific macroalgae.
Sónia Cruz +8 more
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Chromosome-level genome assembly of the sacoglossan sea slug Elysia timida (Risso, 1818) [PDF]
BMC GenomicsBackground Sequencing and annotating genomes of non-model organisms helps to understand genome architecture, the genetic processes underlying species traits, and how these genes have evolved in closely-related taxa, among many other biological processes.
Lisa Männer +9 more
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Increased prey choice is associated with higher kleptoplastidic reliance in Mesodinium ciliates. [PDF]
J PhycolAbstract Kleptoplastidic organisms display varying levels of reliance on stolen plastids, with some lineages evolving complex strategies for plastid (and other organelle) integration into metabolism. More complex methods of plastid integration typically coincide with greater prey specialization, but it remains unclear whether or how kleptoplastidic ...
L'Etoile-Goga A, Moeller HV.
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Cascading effects of prey identity on gene expression in a kleptoplastidic ciliate. [PDF]
J Eukaryot Microbiol, 2023 Abstract Kleptoplastidic, or chloroplast stealing, lineages transiently retain functional photosynthetic machinery from algal prey. This machinery, and its photosynthetic outputs, must be integrated into the host's metabolism, but the details of this integration are poorly understood.
Paight C +3 more
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This thesis investigates the origin and diversification of plastids in complex algae through the lens of nucleus-encoded plastid-targeted gene mosaicism.
Van Vlierberghe, Mick
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Metabolic Adaptations of Benthic Forams: Foraminiferal Species Adaptations to Intertidal Mudflat Assessed by a Metabolic Approach. [PDF]
J Eukaryot MicrobiolABSTRACT Benthic foraminifera are characterized by their rapid response and high resistance to variable and extreme conditions such as those typically found in intertidal environments. However, knowledge of cellular and metabolic adaptations by foraminifera remains incomplete.
Courtial J +4 more
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What makes Elysia viridis tick? Fitness consequences of diet selection and kleptoplasty. [PDF]
, 2013 Understanding the mechanisms involved in resource use by an organism is pivotal to understanding its ecology. A conspecific population that as a whole demonstrates a generalist pattern of resource use may in fact consist of relatively specialized ...
Baumgartner, Finn
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Kleptoplasty in Dinophysis spp [Elektronisk resurs] : Ecological role and evolutionary implications
, 2010 This thesis deals with the question of whether planktonic protits of the genus Dinophysis have permanent plastids (=chloroplasts) or practice kleptoplasty, i.e. acquire plastids via predation on other microorganisms.
Salomon, Paulo, +2 more
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