Inventory of Japanese sacoglossan opisthobranchs: Historical review, current records, and unresolved issues

American Malacological Bulletin

Volumn 29, Issue 1-2, 2011, Pages 1-22

  Trowbridge, Cynthia D ^a,c   Hirano, Yayoi M ^b   Hirano, Yoshiaki J ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OREGON   (United States)

^b CHIBA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^c NONE   (United States)

Author keywords

biodiversity; ecology; kleptoplasty; Sacoglossa; species richness

Indexed keywords

LIMAPONTIA; LIMAX; OLEA (GASTROPOD); OPISTHOBRANCHIA; SACOGLOSSA;

EID: 79953689944     PISSN: 07402783     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4003/006.029.0201     Document Type: Article

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