The metameric pattern of Hypsibius dujardini (Eutardigrada) and its relationship to that of other panarthropods

Frontiers in Zoology

Volumn 11, Issue 1, 2014, Pages

  Smith, Frank W ^a,b   Jockusch, Elizabeth L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CONNECTICUT   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA   (United States)

Author keywords

Evolution; Homology; Panarthropoda; Tagmosis; Tardigrada

Indexed keywords

EUTARDIGRADA; HYPSIBIUS DUJARDINI; PANARTHROPODA; TARDIGRADA;

EID: 84908089242     PISSN: None     EISSN: 17429994     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/s12983-014-0066-9     Document Type: Article

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