Gastrodermal structure and feeding responses in the scleractinian Mycetophyllia reesi, a coral with novel digestive filaments

Tissue and Cell

Volumn 34, Issue 4, 2002, Pages 246-261

  Goldberg, Walter M ^a  

^a FLORIDA INTERNATIONAL UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Collar cells; Gastrodermis; Mesenterial filaments; Mucocytes; Nematocysts; Zymogen cells

Indexed keywords

ENZYME PRECURSOR;

ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CELL COMPARTMENTALIZATION; CELL INCLUSION; CELL STRUCTURE; CILIATED EPITHELIUM; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORAL; DERMIS; DIGESTIVE FUNCTION; DIGESTIVE SYSTEM; ENDOSYMBIONT; FEEDING; FOOD; HISTOLOGY; LYSOSOME; MESENTERY; MORPHOLOGY; MUCUS; MUSCLE FIBRIL; NERVE CELL; NONHUMAN; NUTRITION; OROPHARYNX; OUTER MEMBRANE; POLYP; SKELETON; ZONATION;

ANTHOZOA; CNIDARIA; MYCETOPHYLLIA; MYCETOPHYLLIA REESI; SCLERACTINIA;

EID: 0036699401     PISSN: 00408166     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0040-8166(02)00008-3     Document Type: Article

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