Kleptoplasty: The sea slug that got away with stolen chloroplasts

Project Information

KleptoSlug

Grant agreement ID: 949880

DOI 10.3030/949880

EC signature date 4 November 2020

Start date 1 May 2021

End date 30 April 2026

Funded under

• EXCELLENT SCIENCE - European Research Council (ERC)

Total cost € 2 255 461,00

EU contribution € 2 255 461,00

Coordinated by

UNIVERSIDADE DE AVEIRO
Portugal

Publications

Peer reviewed articles (3)

Photosynthesis from stolen chloroplasts can support sea slug reproductive fitness

Author(s): Paulo Cartaxana , Felisa Rey , Charlotte LeKieffre , Diana Lopes , Cédric Hubas , Jorge E. Spangenberg , Stéphane Escrig , Bruno Jesus , Gonçalo Calado , Rosário Domingues , Michael Kühl , Ricardo Calado , Anders Meibom and Sónia Cruz
Published in: Proceedings of The Royal Society B, Issue 288, 2021, ISSN 0962-8452
Publisher: Royal Society of London
DOI: 10.1098/rspb.2021.1779

Food shaped photosynthesis: Photophysiology of the sea slug Elysia viridis fed with two alternative chloroplast donors

Author(s): Morelli, Luca; Cartaxana, Paulo; Cruz, Sónia
Published in: Open Research Europe, Issue 3, 2023, ISSN 2732-5121
Publisher: Open Research Europe
DOI: 10.12688/openreseurope.16162.1

Sea Slug Mucus Production Is Supported by Photosynthesis of Stolen Chloroplasts

Author(s): Diana Lopes, Sónia Cruz, Patrícia Martins, Sónia Ferreira, Cláudia Nunes, Pedro Domingues, Paulo Cartaxana
Published in: biology, 2022, ISSN 2079-7737
Publisher: MDPI
DOI: 10.3390/biology11081207