Abstract
Imagine an oceanic animal that looks like a flexible green leaf swimming in the waters off the Atlantic seaboard. Now, try to conceive of its first two weeks of life as it spends time subsisting solely on green algae. What if, after those first 14 days, this amazing animal didn't have to eat again and instead was energized by the sun for the rest of its year-long life? Imagine no more. The green sea slug Elysia chlorotica is such a critter and it has been dubbed a plant/animal hybrid.