Retention of photosynthetic chloroplasts in five sacoglossans (Mollusca: Opisthobranchia) from the Houtman Abrolhos Islands

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ABSTRACT – Retention abilities of photosynthetic chloroplasts are presented for five sacoglossans from Western Australia. The photosynthetic activity was measured as maximum quantum yield of chlorophyll a fluorescence (...) in Elysia sp., Elysia thompsoni, Elysiella pusilla, Thuridilla undula and Thuridilla moebii. None of these species have previously been recorded as photosynthetic, and they are compared to known definitions kleptoplasty.

Author(s) Jussi Evertsen
Volume
Supplement 69 : Contemporary studies into the systematics and evolution of opisthobranch molluscs
Article Published
2006
Page Number
133

DOI
10.18195/issn.0313-122x.69.2006.133-135