Reproduction involving spermatophores in four bivalve genera of the superfamily Galeommatoidea commensal with holothurians

Molluscan Research

Volumn 25, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 99-112

  Lützen, Jørgen ^a   Kato, Makoto ^b   Kosuge, Takeharu ^c   Foighil, Diarmaid Ó ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COPENHAGEN   (Denmark)

^b KYOTO UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^c FISHERIES RESEARCH AGENCY   (Japan)

^d UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

Author keywords

Anisodevonia; Cycladoconcha; Devonia; Entovalva; Hermaphroditism; Sperm ultrastructure

Indexed keywords

EID: 38649124450     PISSN: 13235818     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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