Sperm ultra-structure of Odontosyllis ctenostoma (Polychaeta: Syllidae) with inferences on syllid phylogeny and reproductive biology

Scientia Marina

Volumn 72, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 421-427

  Musco, Luigi ^a   Giangrande, Adriana ^a   Gherardi, Miriam ^b   Lepore, Elena ^b   Mercurio, Maria ^b   Sciscioli, Margherita ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SALENTO   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BARI   (Italy)

Author keywords

Eusyllinae; Phylogeny; Polychaeta; Reproduction; Sperm morphology; Ultrastructure

Indexed keywords

MORPHOLOGY; PHYLOGENY; POLYCHAETE; REPRODUCTION; REPRODUCTIVE BIOLOGY; SPERM; TAXONOMY; ULTRASTRUCTURE;

EUSYLLINAE; ODONTOSYLLIS; ODONTOSYLLIS CTENOSTOMA; POLYCHAETA; SYLLIDAE;

EID: 53749092383     PISSN: 02148358     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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