Structural diversity, systematics, and evolution of cnidae

Toxicon

Volumn 54, Issue 8, 2009, Pages 1054-1064

  Fautin, Daphne Gail ^a  

^a Dept of Ecol Evolutionary Biology   (United States)

Author keywords

Anthozoa; Cnidaria; Cnidocyst; Cubozoa; Hydrozoa; Medusozoa; Nematocyst; Ptychocyst; Scyphozoa; Spirocyst; Staurozoa

Indexed keywords

ANTHOZOA; ARTICLE; CELL ORGANELLE; CELL STRUCTURE; CNIDOCYST; COELENTERATE; CUBOZOA; GOLGI COMPLEX; HYDROZOA; MEDUSOZOA; MOLECULAR EVOLUTION; MOLECULAR PHYLOGENY; NEMATOCYST; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PTYCHOCYST; SCYPHOZOA; SPIROCYST; STAUROZOA; SYSTEMS BIOLOGY; TAXONOMY;

ANIMALS; CLASSIFICATION; CNIDARIA; EVOLUTION; ORGANELLES; SPECIES SPECIFICITY;

ANTHOZOA; CNIDARIA; CUBOZOA; HYDROZOA; SCYPHOZOA;

EID: 70449528760     PISSN: 00410101     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.toxicon.2009.02.024     Document Type: Article

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