If the dinoflagellate-containing sea slug, P. ianthina, otherwise preys on coral animals, then it would be least surprising to find that
A) P. ianthina has no tolerance to the toxin in the nematocysts of its prey.
B) P. ianthina can locate its coral prey by chemicals released into the water by corals.
C) The coral prey harbor dinoflagellates in their tissues.
D) The coral prey transform themselves into medusas to flee from approaching P. ianthina.

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Coral animals often have symbiotic relationships with dinoflagellates, so it would not be surprising if the coral prey of P. ianthina also harbor dinoflagellates.

If the Dinoflagellate-Containing Sea Slug, P