Ultrastructure of the statocysts in the apodous sea cucumber Leptosynapta inhaerens (Holothuroidea, Echinodermata)

Acta Zoologica

Volumn 78, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 61-68

  Ehlers, Ulrich ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GÖTTINGEN   (Germany)

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[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ECHINODERM; NEUROEPITHELIUM; NONHUMAN; OTOLITH; SENSE ORGAN; ULTRASTRUCTURE;

EID: 0030973154     PISSN: 00017272     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1463-6395.1997.tb01127.x     Document Type: Article

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