A new poecilogonous species of sea slug (Opisthobranchia: Sacoglossa) from California: Comparison with the planktotrophic congener Alderia modesta (Lovén, 1844)

Journal of Molluscan Studies

Volumn 73, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 29-38

  Krug, Patrick J ^a   Ellingson, Ryan A ^a   Burton, Ron ^b   Valdés, Ángel ^c  

^a CALIFORNIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA SAN DIEGO   (United States)

^c NATURAL HISTORY MUSEUM OF LOS ANGELES COUNTY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMPARATIVE STUDY; EVOLUTION; GENETIC MARKER; LARVAL DEVELOPMENT; MORPHOLOGY; NEW SPECIES; SLUG;

ATLANTIC OCEAN; BODEGA HARBOR; CALIFORNIA; NORTH AMERICA; PACIFIC OCEAN; UNITED STATES;

ALDERIA; ALDERIA MODESTA; GASTROPODA; OPISTHOBRANCHIA; SACOGLOSSA;

EID: 33845571323     PISSN: 02601230     EISSN: 14643766     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/mollus/eyl025     Document Type: Article

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