Egg masses of chromodorid nudibranchs (Mollusca: Gastropoda: Opisthobranchia)

Malacologia

Volumn 44, Issue 2, 2002, Pages 289-305

  Wilson, Nerida G ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

Author keywords

Chromodorid; Egg mass; Extra capsular yolk; Nudibranch; Reproduction

Indexed keywords

CHROMODORIDIDAE; CHROMODORIS; GASTROPODA; GLOSSODORIS; HYPSELODORIS; INVERTEBRATA; MOLLUSCA; NUDIBRANCHIA; OPISTHOBRANCHIA;

EID: 0036038636     PISSN: 00762997     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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