The spermatozoon of the Echiniscidae (Tardigrada, Heterotardigrada) and its phylogenetic significance

Zoomorphology

Volumn 122, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 3-9

  Rebecchi, Lorena ^a   Guidi, Alessandra ^a   Bertolani, Roberto ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MODENA AND REGGIO EMILIA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Echiniscidae; Heterotardigrada; Phylogeny; Spermatozoon; Ultrastructure

Indexed keywords

ANTECHINISCUS PARVISENTUS; BRYOPHYTA; ECHINISCIDAE; ECHINISCOIDEA; ECHINISCOIDES; ECHINISCOIDES SIGISMUNDI; ECHINISCOIDIDAE; ECHINISCUS; ECHINISCUS DUBOISI; HETEROTARDIGRADA; NOVECHINISCUS ARMADILLOIDES; PSEUDECHINISCUS; PSEUDECHINISCUS JUANITAE; TARDIGRADA;

EID: 0347028664     PISSN: 0720213X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00435-002-0066-8     Document Type: Article

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