Postembryonic morphology in Epsilonematidae, with a discussion on the variability of caudal gland outlets

Journal of Nematology

Volumn 38, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 97-118

  Raes, Maarten ^a   Decraemer, Wilfrida ^a,b   Vanreusel, Ann ^a  

^a GHENT UNIVERSITY   (Belgium)

^b ROYAL BELGIAN INSTITUTE OF NATURAL SCIENCES   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Akanthepsilonema sinecornibus; Caudal glands; Cold water corals; Epsilonematids; Glochinema trispinatum; Ontogeny; Porcupine Seabight; Taxonomy; Triepsilonema tripapillata

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA; ANTHOZOA; EPSILONEMATIDAE; GLOCHINEMA TRISPINATUM; NEMATODA;

EID: 34248348715     PISSN: 0022300X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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