The study, led by biologists at Harvard University found that the slugs build sac-like structures known as kleptosomes out of ...

A new study led by Harvard biologists describes how some sea slugs consume algae and incorporate their photosynthetic ...

A certain species of sea slug steals chloroplasts from algae and houses its contraband in special organelles that it can raid ...

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New sea slug species with oral tentacles and translucent yellow body discovered in the Yellow Sea near Qingdao, China, the first in its genus in 93 years.

The team has named these sacs “kleptosomes.” These membrane-bound compartments protect the chloroplasts and keep them ...

The “large” sea slug has different types of sensory organs that jut out from its body and several “oral tentacles” for foraging, according to a study. Photo by Zhang S, Wang J (2025).

The “large” sea slug has different types of sensory organs that jut out from its body and several “oral tentacles” for foraging, according to a study. Photo by Zhang S, Wang J (2025).