Embryogenesis in the glass sponge Oopsacas minuta: Formation of syncytia by fusion of blastomeres

Integrative and Comparative Biology

Volumn 46, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 104-117

  Leys, S P ^a   Cheung, E ^a   Boury Esnault, N ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA   (Canada)

^b STATION MARINE D ENDOUME   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA; DEMOSPONGIAE; HEXACTINELLIDA; METAZOA; OOPSACAS MINUTA; PORIFERA;

EID: 33745172277     PISSN: 15407063     EISSN: 15577023     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/icb/icj016     Document Type: Article

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