Podcast: “Solar-powered” Sea Slug
Come one, come all! See the amazing, the astonishing, half-animal, half-plant!
In this podcast, journey to Tampa Bay, Florida, where scientist Skip Pierce and one of his students first made a remarkable discovery twenty years ago. Meet Elysia chlorotica, a bright green, solar-powered, algae-slurping sea slug that’s still turning our understanding of the classification of life upside down.
Learn more about Elysia chlorotica on the Encyclopedia of Life.
One Species at a Time is brought to you by the Encyclopedia of Life, hosted by Ari Daniel Shapiro and produced by Atlantic Public Media.
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