The Spermatozoon of Capilloventer australis and the Systematic Position of the Capilloventridae (Annelida:Oligochaeta)

Australian Journal of Zoology

Volumn 44, Issue 5, 1996, Pages 469-478

  Ferraguti, Marco ^a   Erséus, Christer ^b   Pinder, Adrian ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MILAN   (Italy)

^b SWEDISH MUSEUM OF NATURAL HISTORY   (Sweden)

^c MURDOCH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CAPILLOVENTER AUSTRALIS;

EID: 0030471386     PISSN: 0004959X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1071/ZO9960469     Document Type: Article

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