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Table 5 Algae consumption in adult Elysia timida

From: Chloroplast incorporation and long-term photosynthetic performance through the life cycle in laboratory cultures of Elysia timida (Sacoglossa, Heterobranchia)

 

Fed on by adult E. timida

N° trials n = 39

Acetabularia acetabulum

yes

Positive: 9

Negative: 2

Unsure:1

Acetabularia peniculus

yes

Positive: 9

Negative: 2

Unsure:1

Cladophora dalmatica

no

3 (all negative)

Vaucheria litorea

no

8 (all negative)

Caulerpa verticillata

no

4 (all negative)

  1. Feeding acceptance of E. timida for different alga as potential chloroplast donors was tested. Feeding success was determined by the increase of photosynthetic yield in PAM-measurements.
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Frontiers in Zoology

ISSN: 1742-9994