Computer-based three-dimensional reconstruction of the anatomy of Microhedyle remanei (Marcus, 1953), an interstitial acochlidian gastropod from Bermuda

Journal of Morphology

Volumn 267, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 231-247

  Neusser, Timea P ^a   Heß, Martin ^a   Haszprunar, Gerhard ^a   Schrödl, Michael ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MUNICH   (Germany)

^b ZOOLOGISCHE STAATSSAMMLUNG MÜNCHEN   (Germany)

Author keywords

3D reconstruction; Acochlidia; Anatomy; Microanatomy; Opisthobranchia; Phylogeny

Indexed keywords

ACOCHLIDIIDAE; GASTROPODA; HEDYLOPSIDAE; HEDYLOPSIS; MICROHEDYLE; MICROHEDYLIDAE; OPISTHOBRANCHIA; UNELA;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; AUDIOVISUAL EQUIPMENT; BERMUDA; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DIGESTIVE SYSTEM; GASTROPOD; GENITAL SYSTEM; HISTOLOGY; NERVOUS SYSTEM; THREE DIMENSIONAL IMAGING;

ANIMALS; BERMUDA; DIGESTIVE SYSTEM; GASTROPODA; GENITALIA; IMAGING, THREE-DIMENSIONAL; MODELS, ANATOMIC; NERVOUS SYSTEM;

EID: 33644856765     PISSN: 03622525     EISSN: 10974687     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/jmor.10398     Document Type: Article

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