Elysia sea slug head body regeneration chloroplasts

Young sea slugs can regrow a body from the head

Young Elysia sea slugs can shed a body infected with internal parasites, then regrow a new one from the detached head. The head keeps chloroplasts—parts taken from algae—that let it use sunlight to make food and survive without its digestive system.

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