Shiny spheres of placozoans (Trichoplax) function in anti-predator defense

Invertebrate Biology

Volumn 128, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 205-212

  Jackson, Alexis M ^a,b   Buss, Leo W ^a  

^a YALE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Hydroid; Placozoa; Podocoryna; Toxin; Venom

Indexed keywords

HYDROIDA; PLACOZOA; PODOCORYNE CARNEA; TRICHOPLAX; TRICHOPLAX ADHAERENS;

EID: 70349213933     PISSN: 10778306     EISSN: 17447410     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1744-7410.2009.00177.x     Document Type: Article

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