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From: Functional chloroplasts in metazoan cells - a unique evolutionary strategy in animal life

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Representative sacoglossans showing habitus typical of major plakobranchacean clades. Approximation of length is given. (A) Cyerce nigricans on Chlorodesmis fastigiata (Lizard Island, Great Barrier Reef; 4 cm), (B) Polybranchia orientalis (Lizard Island, Great Barrier Reef; 2 cm), (C) Elysia ornata (Lizard Island, Great Barrier Reef; 2 cm), (D) Elysia crispata on sediment (Dominican Republic; 4 cm), (E) Plakobranchus ocellatus (Lizard Island, Great Barrier Reef; 4 cm), (F) Elysia pusilla (Maldives; 1 cm), (G) Elysia tomentosa (Lizard Island, Great Barrier Reef; 1.5 cm) (H) Thuridilla carlsoni (Lizard Island, Great Barrier Reef; 2 cm). (I) Elysia viridis (Mediterranean Sea, animal placed on brown algae; 1,5 cm). (J) Thuridilla hopei (Mediterranean Sea, 2 cm).

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