Cnidosac morphology in dendronotacean and aeolidacean nudibranch molluscs: From expulsion of nematocysts to use in defense?

Marine Biology

Volumn 156, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 261-268

  Martin, Rainer ^a   Heß, Martin ^b   Schrödl, Michael ^c   Tomaschko, Karl Heinz ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ULM   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MUNICH   (Germany)

^c ZOOLOGISCHE STAATSSAMMLUNG MÜNCHEN   (Germany)

^d UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL ULM   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CYST; EVOLUTION; GASTROPOD; MORPHOLOGY; TOMOGRAPHY;

CNIDARIA; COELENTERATA; DENDRONOTINA; DOTIDAE; DOTO; GASTROPODA; HANCOCKIIDAE; MOLLUSCA; NUDIBRANCHIA; OPISTHOBRANCHIA;

EID: 58549083982     PISSN: 00253162     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00227-008-1080-2     Document Type: Article

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