Structure and evolution of the pharynx simplex in acoel flatworms (Acoela)

Journal of Morphology

Volumn 270, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 271-290

  Todt, Christiane ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BERGEN   (Norway)

Author keywords

Confocal microscopy; Digestive tract; Foregut; Turbellaria; Ultrastructure

Indexed keywords

ACOELA; CATENULIDA; HOFSTENIIDAE; NEMERTODERMATIDA; PARATOMELLIDAE; PLATYHELMINTHES; PROPORIDAE; TURBELLARIA;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; CLASSIFICATION; CONFOCAL MICROSCOPY; EVOLUTION; HISTOLOGY; MOUTH; PHARYNX; PHYLOGENY; PHYSIOLOGY; SKELETAL MUSCLE; TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; TURBELLARIA; ULTRASTRUCTURE;

ANIMALS; EVOLUTION; MICROSCOPY, CONFOCAL; MICROSCOPY, ELECTRON, TRANSMISSION; MOUTH; PHARYNGEAL MUSCLES; PHARYNX; PHYLOGENY; TURBELLARIA;

EID: 63649107880     PISSN: 03622525     EISSN: 10974687     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/jmor.10682     Document Type: Article

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