Hi today I going to write about the most interesting animal for me. This animal is "Elysia Clorótica" This is a very special animal because it is the only animal that do photosynthesis, this means that it can feed only with sunlight. This is so amazing! That animal was discover for investigators of university of the south of florida. This animal is a slug, it have the form of leaf, it`s of green color for the chloroplasts but initially is the color grey, it is 6 cm and it lives on the coast of Nova Scotia to south of Florida.
How does the photosynthesis? First it feeds of seaweed and it have the capacity to digest the seaweed but it don`t hurt the chloroplasts and integrate their digestive cells.
This is posible because the slug haves specific genes of seaweed which remains undamaged chloroplasts. This is called horizontal gene transfer and this is the fist case between two multicellular species. This gen is inherited to the next generation.
About its teeth or mouth this information is not mentioned.
This case is very rare and impressive. there are many animals with unique features that have not been discovered. That is because the science and investigation is so important. 
ResponderEliminarI find it very interesting to do photosynthesis ! They help us with our breathing