Date: Tue, 25 Feb 1997 10:11:47 +0000 From: andrew.harbottle@newcastle.ac.uk (Andrew Harbottle) To: cp@opus.hpl.hp.com Message-Id: <aabcdefg707$foo@default> Subject: Carniverous sponges
Hi,
Nigel, I think you are correct about animals with chlorophyll.
Basically most animals like ourselves, in the long distant past formed, a
symbiotic relationship with organism, called mitochondria, entering our
selves, and carrying out respiration. Some "animals" may have formed the
same symbiotic relationship with whatever organism plants did, bringing
chloraphyll into there cells. I also beleive, some aquatic animals -
possible some gellyfish, have algae living within there structure, carrying
out photosynthesis and supplying some energy to the animal in exchange
presumably for protection etc. This is very different to the relationship
between animals and gut flora or dare I say it carniverous plants (see this
has got something to do with cp, however remote, as these bacteria, are not
internal - the whole digestive tract, from mouth to colon is infact
external.
Sorry for this totally irrelevent message.
Andrew Harbottle,
The Department of Surgery,
The Medical School,
Newcastle University
Framlington Place,
Newcastle Upon Tyne,
NE2 4HH
0191 222 7160
andrew.harbottle@newcastle.ac.uk
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