Spermatozoa of psammomacrostomum turbanelloides (plathelminthes, macrostomida)—submicroscopic anatomy and phylogenetic implications

Invertebrate Reproduction and Development

Volumn 39, Issue 2, 2001, Pages 81-86

  Sopott Ehlers, Beate ^a   Ehlers, Ulrich ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GÖTTINGEN   (Germany)

Author keywords

Phylogeny; Plathelminthes; Psammomacrostomum turbanelloides; Spermatozoa

Indexed keywords

BRADYNECTES; MACROSTOMUM; PROMACROSTOMUM; PSAMMOMACROSTOMUM TURBANELLOIDES;

EID: 0034899562     PISSN: 07924259     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/07924259.2001.9652471     Document Type: Article

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