An introduction to Loricifera, Cycliophora, and Micrognathozoa

Integrative and Comparative Biology

Volumn 42, Issue 3, 2002, Pages 641-651

  Kristensen, Reinhardt Møbjerg ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COPENHAGEN   (Denmark)

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Indexed keywords

ACANTHOCEPHALUS; ANIMALIA; ANNELIDA; BRYOZOA; CYCLIOPHORA; ECDYSOZOA; ENTOPROCTA; GASTROTRICHA; GNATHOSTOMULIDA; INVERTEBRATA; KINORHYNCHA; LORICIFERA; MICROGNATHOZOA; PLATYHELMINTHES; PRIAPULIDA; ROTIFERA; SCALIDOPHORA;

EID: 0036625808     PISSN: 00031569     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/icb/42.3.641     Document Type: Conference Paper

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