sacoglossan

English

Noun

sacoglossan (plural sacoglossans)

1. A marine mollusk of the order Sacoglossa, sap-sucking sea slugs.
   • 2014, Stephane La Barre, Outstanding Marine Molecules:

     Since the discovery of “chloroplast retention” in Elysia atroviridis (Kawaguti and Yamasu, 1965), sacoglossan sea slugs have become famous for their ability to extract and incorporate functional chloroplasts from algal food organisms, mainly Ulvophycae, into their gut cells.

References

• Sacoglossa on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
• Sacoglossa on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
• Category:Sacoglossa on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons