Towards a phylogeny and evolution of Acochlidia (Mollusca: Gastropoda: Opisthobranchia)

Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society

Volumn 158, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 124-154

  Schrödl, Michael ^a   Neusser, Timea P ^a  

^a ZOOLOGISCHE STAATSSAMMLUNG MÜNCHEN   (Germany)

Author keywords

Cladistic analysis; Gonochorism; Hermaphroditism; Hypodermal impregnation; Interstitial; Limnic; Mesopsammic; Morphology; Spermatophores; Taxonomy

Indexed keywords

GASTROPODA; HEDYLOPSIS; MICROHEDYLE; MICROHEDYLIDAE; MOLLUSCA; OPISTHOBRANCHIA; PONTOHEDYLE; STRUBELLIA;

EID: 74849114021     PISSN: 00244082     EISSN: 10963642     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1096-3642.2009.00544.x     Document Type: Article

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