I just wanted to post this to the list. It is quite fascinating: http://news.yahoo.com/s/livescience/20100112/sc_livescience/surprisingseaslugishalfplanthalfanimal So not only do nudibranchs steal nematocysts cells to protect them from their last meal to protect them from predators, now we see that at least one species is truly photosynthetic? Pretty neat. Doug ---------------------------------------------------------------------- [log in to unmask] - a forum for informal discussions on molluscs To leave this list, click on the following web link: http://listserv.uga.edu/cgi-bin/wa?SUBED1=conch-l&A=1 Type your email address and name in the appropriate box and click leave the list. ----------------------------------------------------------------------