Kleptoplasty

Elysia pusilla feeds on the green alga Halimeda and incorporates chloroplasts into its body.

A digestive tubule cell of Elysia clarki, densely packed with sequestered chloroplasts.
C = chloroplast,
N = cell nucleus.
Image taken by electron microscope. Scale bar represents 3 µm.

Kleptoplasty or kleptoplastidy is a symbiotic phenomenon whereby plastids, (notably chloroplasts), from algae are sequestered by host organisms. The word is derived from Kleptes (κλέπτης) which is Greek for thief. The alga is eaten normally and partially digested, leaving the plastid intact. The plastids are maintained within the host, temporarily retaining functional photosynthesis for use by the predator. The term was coined in 1990 to describe chloroplast symbiosis.

单词	Kleptoplasty
释义	Kleptoplasty 原声例句 TED演讲（视频版） 2023年3月合集 We call this kleptoplasty." Klepto" , as in to steal, " plasty" as in chloroplast, right? 我们称这种 kleptoplasty 为“Klepto”，就像偷窃一样，“plasty”就像在叶绿体中一样，对吧？英语百科 Kleptoplasty Kleptoplasty or kleptoplastidy is a symbiotic phenomenon whereby plastids, (notably chloroplasts), from algae are sequestered by host organisms. The word is derived from Kleptes (κλέπτης) which is Greek for thief. The alga is eaten normally and partially digested, leaving the plastid intact. The plastids are maintained within the host, temporarily retaining functional photosynthesis for use by the predator. The term was coined in 1990 to describe chloroplast symbiosis.
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