112 Encocytobiosis Cell Res. (2009) 19, 112-119 Identification of photosynthetic sacoglossans from Japan Yoshiharu Y. Yamamoto1,2, Yoichi Yusa3, Shoko Yamamoto3, Yayoi Hirano4, Yoshiaki Hirano4, Taizo Motomura5, Takanori Tanemura1, Junichi Obokata1,6,* 1Center for Gene Research, Nagoya University, Nagoya 464-8602, Japan; 2Faculty of Applied Biological Sciences, Gifu University, Yanagido 1-1, Gifu City, 501-1193, Japan; 3Department of Biological Sciences, Faculty of Science, Nara Women’s University, Kitauoyanishi, Nara, Nara 630-8506, Japan; 4Department of Biology, Faculty of Science, Chiba University, Yayoi-cho, Inage-ku, Chiba, Chiba 263-8522, Japan; 5Muroran Marine Station, Field Science Center for Northern Biosphere, Hokkaido University, Muroran 051-0003; 6Graduate School of Life and Environmental Sciences, Kyoto Prefectural University, Kyoto 606-8552, Japan. * Corresponding author:
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[email protected] Abstract days to months, depending on species. This Some sacoglossan molluscs, including several incorporation and maintenance is called as species of Elysiidae, are known to incorporate kleptoplasty (TRENCH and OHLHORST 1976; algal chloroplasts, and the incorporated chlo- RUMPHO et al. 2007). roplasts are functional for days to months, After the first report of kleptoplasty by Elysia depending on species. This incorporation and astroviridis (KAWAGUTI and YAMASU 1965), maintenance of foreign chloroplasts are known several species have been shown to have as kleptoplasty. In this article, we surveyed kleptoplasts by transmission electron micro- photosynthetic activity of several sacoglos- scopic (TEM) analysis (TRENCH et al. 1969). sans collected in Japan, by analysis of in vivo Functionality of kleptoplasts was demon- chlorophyll fluorescence. Our survey found 8 strated by light-driven CO2-incorporation using new species that have active chlorophylls, radioisotope (14C) (HINDE and SMITH 1974), judged by the parameter Fv/Fm, an indicative light-dependent O2-emission detected by of the functionality of photosystem II.