Divergent protonephridial architecture within the kalyptorhynchia (platyhelminthes) and implications for the phylogeny of the rhabdocoela

Belgian Journal of Zoology

Volumn 127, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 139-158

  Watson, Nikki A ^a   Schockaert, Ernest R ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEW ENGLAND   (Australia)

^b HASSELT UNIVERSITY   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Eukalyptorhynchia; Flame cells; Protonephridia; Schizorhynchia; Turbellaria

Indexed keywords

EID: 0004992129     PISSN: 07776276     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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