Caption

Close-up of a green leaf sheep snail (Costasiella kuroshimae), called Shaun the Sheep. Sea snail with kleptoplastids. The chloroplasts taken up by the green alga Avrainvillea lacerata and stored in its own body are clearly visible. Body length approx. 3 mm. Dive site Puri Jati, Umeanyar, Bali, Indonesia, Asia

Date

Aug 07, 2024

Credit line

Photo12/imageBROKER/Rolf von Riedmatten

Reference

BRK25G00_422

Model release

NA

Property release

No

License type

Royalty free

Available size

22,7Mb (1,3Mb) / 10,8in x 8,1in / 3250 x 2438 (300dpi)

Keywords

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