Gametogenic cycle of Ophioderma januarii, a common Ophiodermatidae (Echinodermata: Ophiuroidea) in southeastern Brazil

Zoologia

Volumn 26, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 118-126

  Borges, Michela ^a   Yokoyama, Leonardo Q ^a   Amaral, Antonia C Z ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAMPINAS   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Gametogenesis; Ophiuroid; Recruitment

Indexed keywords

ECHINODERMATA; OPHIODERMA JANUARII; OPHIODERMATIDAE; OPHIUROIDEA;

EID: 79954565662     PISSN: 19844670     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1590/S1984-46702009000100018     Document Type: Article

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