Morphology of a new deep-sea acorn worm (class Enteropneusta, phylum Hemichordata): A part-time demersal drifter with externalized ovaries

Journal of Morphology

Volumn 273, Issue 7, 2012, Pages 661-671

  Holland, Nicholas D ^a   Kuhnz, Linda A ^b   Osborn, Karen J ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA SAN DIEGO   (United States)

^b MONTEREY BAY AQUARIUM RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

^c DEPARTMENT OF PALEOBIOLOGY   (United States)

Author keywords

Allapasus aurantiacus; Enteropneusta; Hemichordata; Torquaratoridae

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; AQUATIC SPECIES; ARTICLE; CLASSIFICATION; FEMALE; HISTOLOGY; INVERTEBRATE CHORDATA; OVARY;

ANIMALS; AQUATIC ORGANISMS; CHORDATA, NONVERTEBRATE; CLASSIFICATION; FEMALE; OVARY;

ANIMALIA; ENTEROPNEUSTA; HEMICHORDATA;

EID: 84861929885     PISSN: 03622525     EISSN: 10974687     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/jmor.20013     Document Type: Article

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