A kleptoplastidic dinoflagellate and the tipping point between transient and fully integrated plastid endosymbiosis
E Hehenberger, RJ Gast… - Proceedings of the …, 2019 - National Acad Sciences
Plastid endosymbiosis has been a major force in the evolution of eukaryotic cellular
complexity, but how endosymbionts are integrated is still poorly understood at a mechanistic …
complexity, but how endosymbionts are integrated is still poorly understood at a mechanistic …
A new case of kleptoplasty in animals: marine flatworms steal functional plastids from diatoms
NWL Van Steenkiste, I Stephenson, M Herranz… - Science …, 2019 - science.org
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.” We report here …
algal plastids into their own cells, via a process called “kleptoplasty.” We report here …
[HTML][HTML] A draft genome assembly of the solar-powered sea slug Elysia chlorotica
H Cai, Q Li, X Fang, J Li, NE Curtis, A Altenburger… - Scientific data, 2019 - nature.com
Elysia chlorotica, a sacoglossan sea slug found off the East Coast of the United States, is
well-known for its ability to sequester chloroplasts from its algal prey and survive by …
well-known for its ability to sequester chloroplasts from its algal prey and survive by …