Nematocyst composition of the cubomedusan Chiropsalmus quadrigatus changes with growth

Hydrobiologia

Volumn 530-531, Issue , 2004, Pages 173-177

  Oba, Atsuko ^a   Hidaka, Michio ^a   Iwanaga, Setsuko ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF THE RYUKYUS   (Japan)

^b OKINAWA PREFECTURAL INSTITUTE OF HEALTH AND ENVIRONMENT   (Japan)

Author keywords

A cubomedusa; Cnidae; Ontogeny

Indexed keywords

COMPOSITION; GROWTH KINETICS; MICROORGANISMS; MICROSCOPES;

HOLOTRICHOUS ISORHIZAS (HI); MICROBASIC MASTIGOPHORES (MM); NEMATOCYSTS; PREY CAPTURE;

MARINE BIOLOGY;

JELLYFISH; ONTOGENY;

CHIRODROPIDAE; CHIROPSALMUS; CHIROPSALMUS QUADRIGATUS; CUBOZOA; HEXARTHRA; HYDROIDA; MASTIGOPHORA (FLAGELLATES);

EID: 12444317699     PISSN: 00188158     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10750-004-2692-2     Document Type: Conference Paper

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