Comparative ultrastructural study of the cuticle and spermatozoa in Propappus volki Michaelsen, 1916 (Annelida: Clitellata)

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Volumn 247, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 123-132

  Gustavsson, Lena M ^a   Ferraguti, Marco ^b   Marotta, Roberto ^b  

^a SWEDISH MUSEUM OF NATURAL HISTORY   (Sweden)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MILAN   (Italy)

Author keywords

Cuticle; Enchytraeidae; Phylogeny.; Propappidae; Spermatozoa; Ultrastructure

Indexed keywords

ANNELID; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CUTICLE; GAMETE; MITOCHONDRION; MORPHOLOGY; PHYLOGENY; TAXONOMY; ULTRASTRUCTURE;

ANNELIDA; CLITELLATA; ENCHYTRAEIDAE; PROPAPPIDAE; PROPAPPUS VOLKI;

EID: 40749087299     PISSN: 00445231     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jcz.2007.09.003     Document Type: Article

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