Ability of mobile cells of the freshwater sponge ephydatia fluviatilis (porifera, demospongiae) to digest diatoms

Italian Journal of Zoology

Volumn 70, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 17-22

  Gaino, Elda ^a   Rebora, Manuela ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PERUGIA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Phagocytosis; Piediluco Lake; Ultrastructure; Uptake

Indexed keywords

DIATOM; DIGESTION; HOST-SYMBIONT INTERACTION; LAKE ECOSYSTEM; SPONGE;

ITALY;

BACILLARIOPHYTA; DEMOSPONGIAE; EPHYDATIA; EPHYDATIA FLUVIATILIS; PHRAGMITES; PHRAGMITES AUSTRALIS; PORIFERA; SPONGILLIDAE;

EID: 0037803499     PISSN: 11250003     EISSN: 17485851     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/11250000309356491     Document Type: Article

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