Ultrastructure of the pseudo-protonephridium of the enigmatic opisthobranch, Rhodope transtrosa (Gastropoda, Nudibranchia)

Journal of Submicroscopic Cytology and Pathology

Volumn 29, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 371-378

  Haszprunar, G ^a,b  

^a ZOOLOGISCHE STAATSSAMMLUNG MÜNCHEN   (Germany)

^b ZOOLOGISCHE STAATSSAMMLUNG   (Germany)

Author keywords

Heartless Gastropoda; Opisthobranchia; Protonephridium; Ultrastructure

Indexed keywords

EID: 0000320750     PISSN: 11229497     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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