Morphology, molecular phylogeny and photosynthetic activity of the sacoglossan mollusc, Elysia nigrocapitata, from Korea

Marine Biology

Volumn 160, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 155-168

  Klochkova, Tatyana A ^a   Han, Jong Won ^a   Chah, Kyong Hwa ^a   Kim, Ro Won ^a   Kim, Ju Hyoung ^b   Kim, Kwang Young ^b   Kim, Gwang Hoon ^a  

^a Kongju National University   (South Korea)

^b Chonnam National University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALGA; BIVALVE; CHLOROPHYLL A; COLOR MORPH; DIET; LONGEVITY; MOLECULAR ANALYSIS; MORPHOLOGY; NEW SPECIES; PHOTOSYNTHESIS; PHYLOGENETICS; PHYLOGENY;

KOREA;

ALGAE; ANIMALIA; CHAETOMORPHA MONILIGERA; MOLLUSCA;

EID: 84871928918     PISSN: 00253162     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00227-012-2074-7     Document Type: Article

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