Genetic autonomy and low singlet oxygen yield support kleptoplast functionality in photosynthetic sea slugs. [PDF]
J Exp Bot, 2021 Elysia chlorotica is a kleptoplastic sea slug that preys on Vaucheria litorea, stealing its plastids which then continue to photosynthesize for months inside the animal cells. We investigated the native properties of V. litorea plastids to understand how
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Selective consumption of sacoglossan sea slugs (Mollusca: Gastropoda) by scleractinian corals (Cnidaria: Anthozoa). [PDF]
PLoS One, 2019 Recent studies revealed that reef corals can eat large-sized pelagic and benthic animals in addition to small planktonic prey. As follow-up, we document natural ingestion of sea slugs by corals and investigate the role of sacoglossan sea slugs as ...
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An updated inventory of sea slugs from Koh Tao, Thailand, with notes on their ecology and a dramatic biodiversity increase for Thai waters. [PDF]
Zookeys, 2021 Improved access to field survey infrastructure throughout South-East Asia has allowed for a greater intensity of biodiversity surveys than ever before.
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Diel activity correlates with colour pattern morphology of heterobranch sea slugs. [PDF]
J Anim EcolVisually hunting predators drive the evolution and maintenance of bold visual defences, including aposematic signalling. Such visual signals must be encountered by predators in lighting conditions where the perception of colour patterns is possible ...
van den Berg CP +5 more
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Heterobranch sea slugs (Mollusca: Gastropoda) from Ascension Island, South Atlantic Ocean [PDF]
, 2017 The small volcanic island of Ascension is situated in the middle of the South Atlantic Ocean, more than 1500 km from the coast of Africa, its nearest continental area. To date, eight 'opisthobranch' species were reported from the island. As a result of a
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Comparative Analysis of Neuropeptides in Homologous Interneurons and Prohormone Annotation in Nudipleuran Sea Slugs. [PDF]
Front Physiol, 2021 Despite substantial research on neuronal circuits in nudipleuran gastropods, few peptides have been implicated in nudipleuran behavior. In this study, we expanded the understanding of peptides in this clade, using three species with well-studied nervous ...
Lee CA +4 more
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Sea slugs (Gastropoda: Heterobranchia) from Rio Grande do Norte, Northeastern Brazil
Papéis Avulsos de Zoologia, 2022 Heterobranch sea slugs (Gastropoda) present reduction, internalization, or absence of shell, and include more than 6,000 described species. Approximately 250 species are recorded from Brazil but only 14 had been previously recorded from Rio Grande do ...
Marlon Delgado +6 more
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Nicotinic Acetylcholine Receptor Partial Antagonist Polyamides from Tunicates and Their Predatory Sea Slugs. [PDF]
ACS Chem Neurosci, 2021 In our efforts to discover new drugs to treat pain, we identified molleamines A-E (1-5) as major neuroactive components of the sea slug, Pleurobranchus forskalii and their prey, Didemnum molle tunicates.
Paguigan ND +17 more
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The European Zoological Journal, 2022 Rocky tide pools are transition environments whose communities are affected by sudden temperature, salinity and nutrient fluctuations. Furthermore, these environments are exposed to multiple stressors and can be easily altered by human trampling.
A. Riccardi +3 more
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Alien Travel Companies: The Case of Two Sea Slugs and One Bryozoan in the Mediterranean Sea
Diversity, 2022 Mediterranean marine fauna is constantly changing due to the entry of non-indigenous (NI) species and the loss of endemic biodiversity. In this framework, it is very important to monitor this constant change and investigate possible new pathways of ...
Erika Mioni, Giulia Furfaro
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