Morula-like cells in photo-symbiotic clams harboring zooxanthellae

Zoological Science

Volumn 15, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 339-344

  Nakayama, Koji ^a   Nishijima, Miyuki ^b   Maruyama, Tadashi ^a  

^a MARINE BIOTECHNOLOGY INSTITUTE   (Japan)

^b Department of Surgery   (Japan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIVALVIA; CARDIIDAE; CORCULUM CARDISSA; DINOPHYCEAE; FULVIA MUTICA; HIPPOPUS HIPPOPUS; TRIDACNA CROCEA; TRIDACNA DERASA; TRIDACNA MAXIMA; TRIDACNIDAE;

EID: 0032372971     PISSN: 02890003     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2108/zsj.15.339     Document Type: Article

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