Is cadlinella ornatissima a chromodorid? Sperm ultrastructure in an enigmatic nudibranch (opisthobranchia, mollusca)

Invertebrate Reproduction and Development

Volumn 42, Issue 2-3, 2002, Pages 179-188

  Wilson, Nerida G ^a   Healy, John M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

Author keywords

Chromodorididae; Crystalloids; Gastropoda; Phylogeny

Indexed keywords

CHROMODORIDIDAE; GASTROPODA; MOLLUSCA; NUDIBRANCHIA; OPISTHOBRANCHIA; PULMONATA;

EID: 0036958654     PISSN: 07924259     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/07924259.2002.9652774     Document Type: Article

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