Phylogenetics of Acrocirridae and Flabelligeridae (Cirratuliformia, Annelida)

Zoologica Scripta

Volumn 40, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 204-219

  Osborn, Karen J ^a   Rouse, Greg W ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACROCIRRIDAE; ANNELIDA; BRANCHIA; CIRRATULIDAE; FLABELLIGERIDA; FLABELLIGERIDAE;

EID: 79951572917     PISSN: 03003256     EISSN: 14636409     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1463-6409.2010.00460.x     Document Type: Article

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