Chloroplast digestion and the development of functional kleptoplasty in juvenile Elysia timida (Risso, 1818) as compared to short-term and non-chloroplast-retaining sacoglossan slugs
Fig 3
Confocal microscopy images of juvenile El. timida and their chlorophyll a content during starvation.
A– 4 DPM juvenile before starvation (day 0). B–The same 4 DPM juvenile after 1 day of starvation. C–The same 4 DPM juvenile after 2 days of starvation. D– 10 DPM juvenile before starvation (day 0). E–The same 10 DPM juvenile after 2 days of starvation. F–The same 10 DPM juvenile after 4 days of starvation. G– 15 DPM juvenile before starvation (day 0). H–The same 15 DPM juvenile after 3 days of starvation. I–The same 15 DPM juvenile after 5 days of starvation. J– 25 DPM juvenile before starvation (day 0). K–The same 25 DPM juvenile after 8 days of starvation. L–The same 25 DPM juvenile after 16 days of starvation. Scale bars: A-C 70μm; D-F 250μm; G-I 350μm, J-L: 450μm.