Biometric investigations on the cnidae of aegean color morphs of Actinia Equina Mediterranea sensu Schmidt, 1972

Israel Journal of Zoology

Volumn 43, Issue 4, 1997, Pages 377-384

  Chintiroglou, Chariton C ^a   Christou, Ioanna ^a   Simsiridou, Maria ^a  

^a ARISTOTLE UNIVERSITY OF THESSALONIKI   (Greece)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACTINIA EQUINA; ACTINIA PRASINA; ACTINIARIA; ANEMONE;

EID: 0005189576     PISSN: 00212210     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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