Musculature of two bdelloid rotifers, Adineta ricciae and Macrotrachela quadricornifera: Organization in a functional and evolutionary perspective

Journal of Zoological Systematics and Evolutionary Research

Volumn 48, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 33-39

  Leasi, Francesca ^a   Ricci, Claudia ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MILAN   (Italy)

Author keywords

Confocal microscopy; Evolution; Muscular system; Rotifera

Indexed keywords

BENTHIC ENVIRONMENT; BIOFILM; EVOLUTIONARY BIOLOGY; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; LOCOMOTION; MACROINVERTEBRATE; MUSCLE; PHYLOGENETICS; PLANKTONIC FORAMINIFERA; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; TAXONOMY;

ACANTHOCEPHALA (WORMS); ADINETA RICCIAE; BDELLOIDA; EUKARYOTA; HIRUDINIDA; MACROTRACHELA QUADRICORNIFERA; ROTIFERA; SEISON;

EID: 73649145192     PISSN: 09475745     EISSN: 14390469     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1439-0469.2009.00538.x     Document Type: Article

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