A phylogeny of the hemichordates based on morphological characters

Canadian Journal of Zoology

Volumn 83, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 196-215

  Cameron, C B ^a,b  

^a BAMFIELD MARINE SCIENCES CENTRE   (Canada)

^b NONE   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIOLOGICAL ORGANS; CELLS; MORPHOLOGY; MUSCLE; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS;

CNIDARIANS; GILL BARS; VACUOLATED CELLS; VERTEBRATES;

GENES;

EVOLUTION; MORPHOLOGY; PHYLOGENY;

CHORDATA; CNIDARIA; COELENTERATA; ECHINODERMATA; ENTEROPNEUSTA; HARRIMANIIDAE; HEMICHORDATA; POLYCHAETA; PTEROBRANCHIA; PTYCHODERIDAE; SIPUNCULA; SPENGELIDAE; UROCHORDATA; VERTEBRATA;

EID: 21344461458     PISSN: 00084301     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1139/z04-190     Document Type: Review

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