Heart cockle shells transmit sunlight to photosymbiotic algae using bundled fiber optic cables and condensing lenses
D. E. McCoy, D. Burns, E. Klopfer, L. Herndon, B. Ogunlade, J. A. Dionne, S. Johnsen
The paper demonstrates that heart cockles use biophotonic structures to transmit sunlight to their photosymbiotic algae while filtering harmful UV radiation.
Nature Communications · Nov 19, 2024Peer-reviewedEvolutionary Biology