Kleptoplastie je schopnost organismů udržet ve svém těle funkční plastidy, především chloroplasty, které pocházejí z fotosyntetizujících eukaryot. Tato vlastnost se vyskytuje u několika skupin živočichů, z nichž nejznámější jsou mořští plži skupiny Sacoglossa. Tito plži udrží ve svém těle funkční chloroplasty i několik měsíců.
K dalšímu čtení v Živě
Zévy – mlži, kteří fotosyntetizují (2015, 5)
Použitá a doporučená literatura
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Kleptoplasty is the ability of organisms to retain functional plastids, particularly chloroplasts, originating from photosynthetic eukaryotes. This trait is found in several animal groups, the best-known of which are the marine gastropods in the Sacoglossa family. These gastropods can retain functional chloroplasts in their bodies for several months.
