Branchiostoma japonicum and B. belcheri are distinct lancelets (Cephalochordata) in Xiamen waters in China

Zoological Science

Volumn 23, Issue 6, 2006, Pages 573-579

  Zhang, Qiu Jin ^a,b   Zhong, Jing ^a   Fang, Shao Hua ^c   Wang, Yi Quan ^a  

^a XIAMEN UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b FUJIAN NORMAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

^c Fujian Institute of Oceanology   (China)

Author keywords

Branchiostoma belcheri; Branchiostoma japonicum; Lancelets; Morphological description; Taxonomy

Indexed keywords

SEA WATER;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; CHINA; CLASSIFICATION; COMPARATIVE STUDY; FEMALE; GONAD; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; HISTOLOGY; INVERTEBRATE CHORDATA; MALE; POPULATION DENSITY; SPECIES DIFFERENCE;

ANIMALS; CHINA; CHORDATA, NONVERTEBRATE; FEMALE; GONADS; MALE; POPULATION DENSITY; SEAWATER; SPECIES SPECIFICITY;

BRANCHIOSTOMA; BRANCHIOSTOMA BELCHERI; BRANCHIOSTOMIDAE; CEPHALOCHORDATA;

EID: 33748037997     PISSN: 02890003     EISSN: 02890003     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2108/zsj.23.573     Document Type: Article

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