Tree-thinking and nemertean systematics, with a systematization of the Eureptantia

Hydrobiologia

Volumn 365, Issue , 1997, Pages 33-46

  Härlin, Mikael ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GOTHENBURG   (Sweden)

^b LINNAEUS UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Ch ronicle; Cladistics; Classification; Evolution; History; Hoplonemertea; Nemertea; Phylogeny; Systematics; Taxonomy

Indexed keywords

HOPLONEMERTEA; NEMERTEA; NEMERTEAN;

EID: 0031403741     PISSN: 00188158     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1003174326275     Document Type: Conference Paper

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