Brief review of the stylophoran debate

Evolution and Development

Volumn 1, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 123-135

  Ruta, Marcello ^a  

^a NONE   (United Kingdom)

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ANIMAL; CLASSIFICATION; GENETICS; HISTOLOGY; INVERTEBRATE; REVIEW;

ANIMALS; INVERTEBRATES;

EID: 0033188393     PISSN: 1520541X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1525-142x.1999.99008.x     Document Type: Article

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