Ultrastructural organization of choanocyte chambers in the haplosclerid pellina semitubulosa (porifera, demospongiae): A cue for water flow into the sponge body

Italian Journal of Zoology

Volumn 64, Issue 4, 1997, Pages 291-296

  Sciscioli, Margherita ^a   Lepore, Elena ^a   Corriero, Giuseppe ^a   Scalera Liaci, Lidia ^a   Gaino, Elda ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BARI   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PERUGIA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Aquiferous system; Central cells; Haplosclerida

Indexed keywords

ANATOMY; ULTRASTRUCTURE; WATER FLOW;

PELLINA SEMITUBULOSA; PORIFERA;

EID: 0031400174     PISSN: 11250003     EISSN: 17485851     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/11250009709356215     Document Type: Article

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