Three new solar-powered species of the genus Phyllodesmium Ehrenberg, 1831 (Mollusca: Nudibranchia: Aeolidioidea) from the tropical Indo-Pacific, with analysis of their photosynthetic activity and notes on biology

Journal of Molluscan Studies

Volumn 74, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 277-292

  Burghardt, Ingo ^a   Schrödl, Michael ^b   Wägele, Heike ^c,d  

^a RUHR UNIVERSITY BOCHUM   (Germany)

^b ZOOLOGISCHE STAATSSAMMLUNG MÜNCHEN   (Germany)

^c UNIVERSITY OF BONN   (Germany)

^d ZOOLOGISCHES FORSCHUNGSMUSEUM ALEXANDER KOENIG   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMPARATIVE STUDY; HISTOLOGY; MOLLUSC; MORPHOLOGY; NEW SPECIES; PHOTOSYNTHESIS; SOLAR POWER; SYMBIOSIS; TOOTH; ZOOXANTHELLA;

ASIA; AUSTRALASIA; AUSTRALIA; CORAL SEA; EURASIA; GREAT BARRIER REEF; GREATER SUNDA ISLANDS; LIZARD ISLAND; MALAY ARCHIPELAGO; PACIFIC OCEAN; PHILIPPINES; QUEENSLAND; SOUTHEAST ASIA; SULAWESI; SUNDA ISLES;

AEOLIDIDINA; CACTACEAE; LEMNALIA; MOLLUSCA; NUDIBRANCHIA; PARALEMNALIA; PHYLLODESMIUM; SQUAMATA; XENIIDAE;

EID: 48749098547     PISSN: 02601230     EISSN: 14643766     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/mollus/eyn016     Document Type: Article

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