University of South Florida Scholar Commons Graduate Theses and Dissertations Graduate School 2006 The identification of functional, sequestered, symbiotic chloroplasts in Elysia clarki: A crucial step in the study of horizontally transferred, nuclear algal genes Nicholas E. Curtis University of South Florida Follow this and additional works at: http://scholarcommons.usf.edu/etd Part of the American Studies Commons Scholar Commons Citation Curtis, Nicholas E., "The identification of functional, sequestered, symbiotic chloroplasts in Elysia clarki: A crucial step in the study of horizontally transferred, nuclear algal genes" (2006). Graduate Theses and Dissertations. http://scholarcommons.usf.edu/etd/2496 This Dissertation is brought to you for free and open access by the Graduate School at Scholar Commons. It has been accepted for inclusion in Graduate Theses and Dissertations by an authorized administrator of Scholar Commons. For more information, please contact
[email protected]. The Identification of Functional, Sequestered, Symbiotic Chloroplasts in Elysia clarki: A Crucial Step in the Study of Horizontally Transferred, Nuclear Algal Genes by Nicholas E. Curtis A thesis submitted in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of Doctor of Philosophy Department of Biology College of Arts and Sciences University of South Florida Major Professor: Sidney K. Pierce, Jr., Ph.D. Clinton J. Dawes, Ph.D. Kathleen M. Scott, Ph.D. Brian T. Livingston, Ph.D. Date of Approval: June 15, 2006 Keywords: Bryopsidales, kleptoplasty, sacoglossan, rbcL, chloroplast symbiosis Penicillus, Halimeda, Bryopsis, Derbesia © Copyright 2006, Nicholas E. Curtis Note to Reader The original of this document contains color that is necessary for understanding the data. The original dissertation is on file with the USF library in Tampa, Florida.