Ultrastructure of the podia of Amphiura chiajei and Amphiura filiformis and their role in feeding

Journal of the Marine Biological Association of the United Kingdom

Volumn 86, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 817-822

  Keogh, John K ^a   Keegan, Brendan F ^b  

^a NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF IRELAND   (Ireland)

^b NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CHEMICAL COMPOSITION; ECHINODERM; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; MARINE ECOSYSTEM; MORPHOLOGY; MUCUS; SENSORY SYSTEM; TRANSPORTATION;

AMPHIURA CHIAJEI; AMPHIURA FILIFORMIS; EUKARYOTA;

EID: 33745159332     PISSN: 00253154     EISSN: 14697769     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0025315406013737     Document Type: Article

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