Results 41 to 50 of about 672 (174)

Evolution of Sacoglossa (Opisthobranchia) with emphasis on their food (Ulvophyceae) and the ability to incorporate kleptoplasts [PDF]

, 2011
Sacoglossa (Gastropoda) feed mainly on siphonous or siphonocladous green algae and are well-known for their ability to incorporate kleptoplasts from their food algae (Ulvophyceae).
Händeler, Katharina
core   +1 more source

Evolution of chloroplast sequestration in Sacoglossa (Mollusca, Gastropoda) [PDF]

, 2014
Sacoglossa (Gastropoda, Panpulmonata) is a small taxon of marine gastropods with about 300 described species. It consists of two major lineages: the shelled Oxynoacea and the shell-less Plakobranchacea.
Christa, Gregor
core   +1 more source

No longer so common: findings of Calliopaea bellula d’Orbigny 1837 (Gastropoda: Sacoglossa) and Tayuva lilacina (A. Gould 1852) (Gastropoda: Nudibranchia) along the central-eastern coast of Sicily (Ionian Sea)

Natural History Sciences, 2023
The present note documents the finding of two species of marine heterobranch seaslugs along the central-eastern coast of Sicily (Italy, central Mediterranean): the sacoglossan Calliopaea bellula and the nudibranch Tayuva lilacina. These two species show
Andrea Lombardo, Giuliana Marletta
doaj   +1 more source

Molecular phylogenetic analysis of genera in the family Plakobranchidae (Mollusca: Opisthobranchia: Sacoglossa) [PDF]

Records of the Western Australian Museum, Supplement, 2006
Genera in the largest family of the suborder Sacoglossa (Mollusca; Opisthobranchia), the Plakobranchidae Gray, 1840, have been systematically revised numerous times since the 1800s. Several authors have questioned the validity and inter-relationships of the genera Tridachia Moerch, 1863, Tridachiella MacFarland, 1924, Elysiella Bergh, 1872, Pattydaya ...
Anna L. Bass, Stephen A. Karl
openaire   +1 more source

Origin and Biogeography of the Colourful Sap‐Sucking Sea Slugs Genus Thuridilla Bergh, 1872 (Mollusca, Gastropoda, Heterobranchia)

Journal of Biogeography, Volume 52, Issue 10, October 2025.
ABSTRACT Aim Thuridilla Bergh, 1872, is a lineage of herbivorous sea slugs externally distinguished by bright colours and distinctive patterns of lines and spots. Recent work revealed an exceptionally rapid, cryptic radiation of 13 species in the Indo‐Pacific, raising questions about mechanisms of speciation in this group.
M. Rosario Martín‐Hervás, Leila Carmona, Patrick J. Krug, Terence Gosliner, J. Lucas Cervera, Manuel António E. Malaquias   +5 more
wiley   +1 more source

Sea Slugs (Mollusca, Gastropoda, Heterobranchia) from the Medes Islands (Costa Brava, NE Spain): Biodiversity and Ecological Study over a Decade

Diversity
The Mediterranean Sea faces escalating environmental pressures from the unsustainable exploitation of resources and insufficient management. Marine protected areas (MPAs), such as the Parc Natural del Montgrí, les Illes Medes i el Baix Ter (PNMMBT) on ...
Miquel Pontes, Enric Madrenas, Arnau Garcia-Tort, Olga Espada, Manuel Ballesteros   +4 more
doaj   +1 more source

Diversity and distribution of the Gastropoda Opisthobranchia from the Atlantic Ocean: A global biogeographic approach

Scientia Marina, 2009
A zoogeographic study of the Opisthobranchia (Mollusca, Gastropoda) from the Atlantic Ocean was carried out. Data on Opisthobranch occurrence were collated from literature records and databases.
Francisco J. García, Hans Bertsch
doaj   +1 more source

Algivore or phototroph? Plakobranchus ocellatus (Gastropoda) continuously acquires kleptoplasts and nutrition from multiple algal species in nature. [PDF]

PLoS ONE, 2012
The sea slug Plakobranchus ocellatus (Sacoglossa, Gastropoda) retains photosynthetically active chloroplasts from ingested algae (functional kleptoplasts) in the epithelial cells of its digestive gland for up to 10 months.
Taro Maeda, Euichi Hirose, Yoshito Chikaraishi, Masaru Kawato, Kiyotaka Takishita, Takao Yoshida, Heroen Verbruggen, Jiro Tanaka, Shigeru Shimamura, Yoshihiro Takaki, Masashi Tsuchiya, Kenji Iwai, Tadashi Maruyama   +12 more
doaj   +1 more source

Photoprotective mechanisms in Elysia species hosting Acetabularia chloroplasts shed light on host‐donor compatibility in photosynthetic sea slugs

Physiologia Plantarum, Volume 176, Issue 2, March/April 2024.
Abstract Sacoglossa sea slugs have garnered attention due to their ability to retain intracellular functional chloroplasts from algae, while degrading other algal cell components. While protective mechanisms that limit oxidative damage under excessive light are well documented in plants and algae, the photoprotective strategies employed by these ...
Luca Morelli, Vesa Havurinne, Diana Madeira, Patrícia Martins, Paulo Cartaxana, Sónia Cruz   +5 more
wiley   +1 more source

The fossil record of freshwater Gastropoda – a global review

Biological Reviews, Volume 99, Issue 1, Page 177-199, February 2024.
ABSTRACT Gastropoda are an exceptionally successful group with a rich and diverse fossil record. They have conquered land and freshwater habitats multiple times independently and have dispersed across the entire globe. Since they are important constituents of fossil assemblages, they are often used for palaeoecological reconstruction, biostratigraphic ...
Thomas A. Neubauer
wiley   +1 more source