Gut ultrastructure of the appendicularian Oikopleura dioica (Tunicata)

Invertebrate Biology

Volumn 120, Issue 3, 2001, Pages 278-293

  Burighel, Paolo ^a   Brena, Carlo ^a   Martinucci, Gian Bruno ^a   Cima, Francesca ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PADOVA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Alimentary canal; Cell interdigitations; Fecal pellet; Urochordata

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA; APPENDICULARIA (CLASS); OIKOPLEURA DIOICA; UROCHORDATA;

EID: 0035536856     PISSN: 10778306     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1744-7410.2001.tb00038.x     Document Type: Article

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