Sacoglossa

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Sacoglossa
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Orthogastropoda
Superorder: Heterobranchia
Order: Opisthobranchia
Suborder: Sacoglossa
Families

Boselliidae
Caliphyllidae
Costasiellidae
Cylindrobullidae
Elysiidae
Juliidae
Limapontidae
Oleidae
Oxynoidae
Stiligeridae
Volvatellidae

The suborder Sacoglossa are the "sap-sucking slugs". Many members of this group sequester chloroplasts from the algae they eat, a phenomenon known as kleptoplasty. This earns them the title of the "solar-powered sea slugs", and makes them unique among animals.

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