Comparative morphology of the bursal nozzles in Acoels (Acoela, Acoelomorpha)

Journal of Morphology

Volumn 267, Issue 5, 2006, Pages 634-648

  Petrov, Anatoly ^a   Hooge, Matthew ^a   Tyler, Seth ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MAINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Acoela; Acoelomorpha; Actin; Bursal nozzles; Comparative morphology; Evolution

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ANIMAL ANATOMY; ARTICLE; BIOLOGICAL MODEL; CLASSIFICATION; COMPARATIVE STUDY; FEMALE; HISTOLOGY; TURBELLARIA; ULTRASTRUCTURE;

ANIMAL STRUCTURES; ANIMALS; FEMALE; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; TURBELLARIA;

ACOELA; ACOELOMORPHA; APHANOSTOMA BRUSCAI; CONVOLUTIDAE; CUSPIDATA; PSEUDMECYNOSTOMUM;

EID: 33646360569     PISSN: 03622525     EISSN: 10974687     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/jmor.10428     Document Type: Article

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