Symbiotic bacteria on the epidermis of species of the Nemertodermatida (Platyhelminthes, Acoelomorpha)

Acta Zoologica

Volumn 79, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 187-191

  Lundin, Kennet ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GOTHENBURG   (Sweden)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; EPIDERMIS; GRAM NEGATIVE BACTERIUM; MICROVILLUS; NONHUMAN; PLATYHELMINTH; PSEUDOPODIUM; SPECIES DIFFERENCE; SYMBIOSIS; ULTRASTRUCTURE;

ACOELOMORPHA; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); HOLOTHUROIDEA; MEARA STICHOPI; NEGIBACTERIA; NEMERTODERMA WESTBLADI; NEMERTODERMATIDA; NEMERTODERMATIDAE; PLATYHELMINTHES;

EID: 0031816153     PISSN: 00017272     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1463-6395.1998.tb01157.x     Document Type: Article

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