Sperm ultrastructure of three Syllinae (Annelida, Phyllodocida) species with considerations on syllid phylogeny and Syllis vittata reproductive biology

Zoomorphology

Volumn 129, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 133-139

  Musco, Luigi ^a   Lepore, Elena ^b   Gherardi, Miriam ^b   Sciscioli, Margherita ^b   Mercurio, Maria ^b   Giangrande, Adriana ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SALENTO   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BARI   (Italy)

Author keywords

Acrosome; Ect aquasperm; Hermaphroditism; Spermatozoa; Syllidae

Indexed keywords

ANNELIDA; PHYLLODOCIDA; SYLLIDAE; SYLLIS; SYLLIS GERLACHI; TYPOSYLLIS VITTATA;

EID: 77953325288     PISSN: 0720213X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00435-010-0106-8     Document Type: Article

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