Phylogeny of the Nudibranchia

Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society

Volumn 130, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 83-181

  Wägele, Heike ^a   Willan, Richard C ^b  

^a RUHR UNIVERSITY BOCHUM   (Germany)

^b Museum/Art Gallery of the N Terr   (Australia)

Author keywords

Anatomy; Anthobranchia; Character analysis; Cladobranchia; Gastropoda; Histology; Mollusca; Nudibranchia; Phylogeny

Indexed keywords

ANASPIDEA; ARMINOIDEA; CAENOGASTROPODA; CEPHALASPIDEA; CLADOBRANCHIA; DENDRONOTOIDEA; DORIDOIDEA; GASTROPODA; MOLLUSCA; NUDIBRANCHIA; PLEUROBRANCHOIDEA; PULMONATA; SACOGLOSSA; VETIGASTROPODA;

EID: 0034349787     PISSN: 00244082     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/zjls1999.0214     Document Type: Article

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