Ultrastructure of nuchal organs in polychaetes (Annelida) - New results and review

Acta Zoologica

Volumn 78, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 123-143

  Purschke, Günter ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OSNABRÜCK   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANATOMY; ANNELID WORM; ARTICLE; NONHUMAN; PHYLOGENY; POLYCHAETA; SENSE ORGAN;

ANNELIDA; CLITELLATA; POLYCHAETA;

EID: 0030789079     PISSN: 00017272     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1463-6395.1997.tb01133.x     Document Type: Article

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