The feeding habits of Pleurobranchaea californica MacFarland, 1966 (Opisthobranchia: Notaspidea) in Monterey Bay, California

Veliger

Volumn 41, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 213-226

  Battle, Karen ^a,b   Nybakken, James ^a  

^a MOSS LANDING MARINE LABORATORIES   (United States)

^b Biscayne National Park   (United States)

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