Macrodasyida (Gastrotricha): A cladistic analysis of morphology

Invertebrate Biology

Volumn 120, Issue 2, 2001, Pages 124-135

  Hochberg, Rick ^a   Litvaitis, Marianne K ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEW HAMPSHIRE   (United States)

Author keywords

Aschelminthes; Phylogeny

Indexed keywords

EID: 0035534954     PISSN: 10778306     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1744-7410.2001.tb00116.x     Document Type: Article

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