Breakage Plane

Breakage planes are anatomical phenomena that support autotomy, the casting off of body parts.

Sacoglossan sea slugs in the genus Elysia have been found to have a breakage plane in the neck that allows them to discard the whole postcephalic body, including the heart and digestive system. In Elysia marginata, the body grows back.

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