Convolutriloba macropyga sp. nov., an uncommonly fecund acoel (Acoelomorpha) discovered in tropical aquaria

Zootaxa

Volumn , Issue 1525, 2007, Pages 1-17

  Shannon III, Thomas ^a   Achatz, Johannes G ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MAINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Acoel; Anterior posterior axis; Asexual reproduction; Flatworm; Reverse budding; Sexual reproduction; Shipping; Symbiosis; Toxicity

Indexed keywords

ACOELOMORPHA; ALGAE; MARIETTA; PLATYHELMINTHES;

EID: 34447633571     PISSN: 11755326     EISSN: 11755334     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.1525.1.1     Document Type: Article

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