Phylogeny of the nemertodermatida (Acoelomorpha, Platyhelminthes). A cladistic analysis

Zoologica Scripta

Volumn 29, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 65-74

  Lundin, Kennet ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GOTHENBURG   (Sweden)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; MARINE ENVIRONMENT; NONHUMAN; PHYLOGENY; PLATYHELMINTH; SPECIES; TAXONOMY;

NEMERTODERMA PSAMMICOLA; STERRERIA PSAMMICOLA;

EID: 0034053048     PISSN: 03003256     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1463-6409.2000.00028.x     Document Type: Article

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