Feeding, tentacle and gut morphology in five species of southern African intertidal holothuroids (Echinodermata)

South African Journal of Zoology

Volumn 31, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 70-79

  Foster, Greg G ^a   Hodgson, Alan N ^a  

^a RHODES UNIVERSITY   (South Africa)

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EID: 1642275176     PISSN: 02541858     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/02541858.1996.11448396     Document Type: Article

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