A complete three-dimensional reconstruction of the myoanatomy of Loricifera: Comparative morphology of an adult and a Higgins larva stage

Frontiers in Zoology

Volumn 10, Issue 1, 2013, Pages

  Neves, Ricardo C ^a   Bailly, Xavier ^b   Leasi, Francesca ^c   Reichert, Heinrich ^a   Sørensen, Martin V ^d   Kristensen, Reinhardt M ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BASEL   (Switzerland)

^b STATION BIOLOGIQUE   (France)

^c DREXEL UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF COPENHAGEN   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Body plan; Confocal microscopy; Cycloneuralia; Phalloidin; Phylogeny; Scalidophora

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA; ARMORLORICUS ELEGANS; ECDYSOZOA; KINORHYNCHA; LORICIFERA; NANALORICUS; NEMATOMORPHA; PRIAPULIDA; PROTOSTOMIA; SCALIDOPHORA;

EID: 84876113994     PISSN: None     EISSN: 17429994     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1742-9994-10-19     Document Type: Article

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