Sperm ultra-structure and spermiogenesis in Syllis krohni (Polychaeta: Syllidae), with some observations on its reproductive biology

Scientia Marina

Volumn 70, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 585-592

  Lepore, Elena ^a   Sciscioli, Margherita ^a   Mastrodonato, Maria ^a   Gherardi, Miriam ^a   Giangrande, Adriana ^b   Musco, Luigi ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BARI   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SALENTO   (Italy)

Author keywords

Phylogeny; Polychaeta; Sperm morphology; Syllidae; Ultra structure

Indexed keywords

MORPHOLOGY; POLYCHAETE; REPRODUCTIVE BIOLOGY; SPERM; TAXONOMY;

POLYCHAETA; SYLLIDAE; SYLLIS; TYPOSYLLIS KROHNI;

EID: 33845997774     PISSN: 02148358     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3989/scimar.2006.70n4585     Document Type: Article

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