Characters in the book lungs of Scorpiones (Chelicerata, Arachnida) revealed by scanning electron microscopy

Zoomorphology

Volumn 124, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 101-109

  Kamenz, Carsten ^a   Dunlop, Jason A ^a   Scholtz, Gerhard ^a  

^a HUMBOLDT UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

Author keywords

Book lungs; Chelicerata; Lamellae; Phylogeny; Scorpiones; Spiracles

Indexed keywords

ARACHNIDA; BUTHIDA; BUTHIDAE; CHELICERATA; LIOCHELIDAE; SCORPIONES; SCORPIONIDAE; URODACIDAE;

EID: 21144443828     PISSN: 0720213X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00435-005-0115-1     Document Type: Article

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