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Elysia chlorotica

Known as: emerald elysia 
National Institutes of Health

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Review
2016
Review
2016
Molecular and morphological systematics of Elysia Risso, 1818 (Heterobranchia: Sacoglossa) from the Caribbean region.
The Caribbean is a biodiversity hotspot for photosynthetic sea slugs, with about 27 described species in the genus Elysia Risso… 
2015
2015
Comparison of sister species identifies factors underpinning plastid compatibility in green sea slugs
The only animal cells known that can maintain functional plastids (kleptoplasts) in their cytosol occur in the digestive gland… 
Highly Cited
2014
Highly Cited
2014
Recycling for small island tourism developments: Food waste composting at Sandals Emerald Bay, Exuma, Bahamas
2014
2014
Chloroplast incorporation and long-term photosynthetic performance through the life cycle in laboratory cultures of Elysia timida (Sacoglossa, Heterobranchia)
IntroductionThe Mediterranean sacoglossan Elysia timida is one of the few sea slug species with the ability to sequester… 
Highly Cited
2013
Highly Cited
2013
Genome Analysis of Elysia chlorotica Egg DNA Provides No Evidence for Horizontal Gene Transfer into the Germ Line of This Kleptoplastic Mollusc
The sea slug Elysia chlorotica offers a unique opportunity to study the evolution of a novel function (photosynthesis) in a… 
Highly Cited
2010
Highly Cited
2010
Transcriptomic Evidence That Longevity of Acquired Plastids in the Photosynthetic Slugs Elysia timida and Plakobranchus ocellatus Does Not Entail Lateral Transfer of Algal Nuclear Genes
Sacoglossan sea slugs are unique in the animal kingdom in that they sequester and maintain active plastids that they acquire from… 
Highly Cited
2010
Highly Cited
2010
Slugs’ last meals: molecular identification of sequestered chloroplasts from different algal origins in Sacoglossa (Opisthobranchia, Gastropoda)
Some sacoglossan sea slugs have become famous for their unique capability to extract and incorporate functional chloroplasts from… 
Review
2009
Review
2009
Identification of photosynthetic sacoglossans from Japan
Some sacoglossan molluscs, including several species of Elysiidae, are known to incorporate algal chloroplasts, and the… 
Review
1996
Review
1996
A New Species of Emerald Hummingbird (Trochilidae, Chlorostilbon) from the Sierra de Chiribiquete, Southeastern Colombia, with a Review of the C. mellisugus Complex
1989
1989
Olfactory bulb size, odor discrimination and magnetic insensitivity in hummingbirds
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