Using Hydrofluoric Acid for Morphological Investigations of Zoanthids (Cnidaria: Anthozoa): A Critical Assessment of Methodology and Necessity

Marine Biotechnology

Volumn 12, Issue 5, 2010, Pages 605-617

  Reimer, James Davis ^a,b   Nakachi, Shu ^c   Hirose, Mamiko ^a   Hirose, Euichi ^a   Hashiguchi, Shinji ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF THE RYUKYUS   (Japan)

^b JAPAN AGENCY FOR MARINE EARTH SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Japan)

^c Biological Institute on Kuroshio   (Japan)

^d Stella Chemifa Corporation   (Japan)

Author keywords

Diagnostic characters; Encrustation; Histological section; Morphology; Sand; Zoantharia

Indexed keywords

CNIDARIA; CRITICAL ASSESSMENT; DIAGNOSTIC CHARACTERS; ENCRUSTATION; FORMALIN; HF TREATMENT; HISTOLOGICAL EXAMINATION; HISTOLOGICAL SECTION; MOLECULAR METHODS; PRESENCE/ABSENCE; RESEARCH FIELDS; RESEARCH SUBJECTS; TRADITIONAL TECHNIQUES; TREATMENT TIME; ZOANTHARIA;

ANIMALS; FIBER OPTIC SENSORS; FORMALDEHYDE; MORPHOLOGY; RESEARCH; SILICA; TAXONOMIES;

HYDROFLUORIC ACID;

CALCIUM; HYDROFLUORIC ACID; SILICON DIOXIDE;

BIOCHEMISTRY; CALCIUM; CRITICAL ANALYSIS; HISTOLOGY; HYDROFLUORIC ACID; INVERTEBRATE; MORPHOLOGY; POLYP; SAND; SILICA; TAXONOMY;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; CHEMISTRY; CNIDARIA; CYTOLOGY; IMAGE ENHANCEMENT; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; METHODOLOGY;

ANIMALS; CALCIUM; CNIDARIA; HYDROFLUORIC ACID; IMAGE ENHANCEMENT; SILICON DIOXIDE;

ANIMALIA; ANTHOZOA; CNIDARIA; COELENTERATA; PALYTHOA; ZOANTHARIA; ZOANTHIDAE; ZOANTHIDEA;

EID: 77950810547     PISSN: 14362228     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10126-009-9249-3     Document Type: Article

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