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[โ€“] Tlaloc_Temporal@lemmy.ca 14 points 19 hours ago (1 children)

Eh, that's a few dozen steps removed. By that standard, every herbivore "uses" photosynthesis.

These guys (coral & lichen too) use photosynthesis much more directly, completely encapsulating the algea and supporting it internally. It's much closer to mitochondria.

[โ€“] jlh@lemmy.jlh.name 4 points 16 hours ago* (last edited 16 hours ago) (1 children)

True haha, thats a good distinction. I'm just joking here.

Kind of interesting that chloroplasts in plants seem to be a sort of symbiosis as well, like mitochondria, considering the cell walls around them.

[โ€“] deltapi@lemmy.world 2 points 6 hours ago

Yes, they are distinct organelles with their own DNA, so you are spot on with the comparison to mitochondria