Lobiger viridis Pease, 1863
Associations:
Found on and eating Caulerpa racemosa.
The algal chloroplasts ingested by this slug do not photosynthesize inside the animal and are therefore non-functional.
Uses:
Händeler. K.; Grzymbowski, Y.P., Krug, P.J. and H. Wägele. 2009. Functional chloroplasts in metazoan cells - a unique evolutionary strategy in animal life. Frontiers in Zoology 6:28 doi:10.1186/1742-9994-6-28
Rudman, W.B., 1999 (July 14) Lobiger viridis Pease, 1863. [In] Sea Slug Forum. Australian Museum, Sydney. Available from http://www.seaslugforum.net/factsheet/lobiviri