Living without mitochondria: Spermatozoa and spermatogenesis in two species of Urodasys (Gastrotricha, Macrodasyida) from dysoxic sediments

Invertebrate Biology

Volumn 126, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 1-9

  Balsamo, Maria ^a   Guidi, Loretta ^a   Pierboni, Lara ^a   Marotta, Roberto ^b   Todaro, M Antonio ^c   Ferraguti, Marco ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF URBINO   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MILAN   (Italy)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MODENA AND REGGIO EMILIA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Gastrotricha; Mitochondria; Spermatogenesis; Spermatozoa; Ultrastructure

Indexed keywords

GASTROTRICHA; MACRODASYIDA; URODASYS; URODASYS ANOREKTOXYS;

EID: 34047229636     PISSN: 10778306     EISSN: 17447410     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1744-7410.2007.00071.x     Document Type: Review

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