Ultrastructure of sperm and male reproductive system in Lineus viridis (Heteronemertea, Nemertea)

Zoomorphology

Volumn 125, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 175-185

  Von Döhren, Jörn ^a   Bartolomaeus, Thomas ^a  

^a FREIE UNIVERSITÄT BERLIN   (Germany)

Author keywords

Gonads; Gonoduct; Rhynchocoela; Sperm; Testis

Indexed keywords

ANOPLA; HETERONEMERTEA; LINEUS VIRIDIS; NEMERTEA;

EID: 33846307838     PISSN: 0720213X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00435-006-0024-y     Document Type: Article

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