Sacoglossan expert Patrick Krug was featured in the Martha's Vineyard Times in an article titled, Celebrity Sea Slugs Prove Photosynthesis Isn’t Just For Plants. The article mentioned a ...

It can photosynthesize using the photosynthetic cells from creatures ... “They’re these things! Sea slugs!” We are almost at the car when he approaches another young family, a man, woman ...

However, rather than digesting them entirely, the Costasiella sea slug separates the chloroplasts from the meal and embeds them in its own tissues, making itself a rare photosynthetic animal.