Detailed reconstruction of the musculature in Limnognathia maerski (Micrognathozoa) and comparison with other Gnathifera

Frontiers in Zoology

Volumn 11, Issue 1, 2014, Pages

  Bekkouche, Nicolas ^a   Kristensen, Reinhardt M ^b   Hejnol, Andreas ^c   Sørensen, Martin V ^b   Worsaae, Katrine ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COPENHAGEN   (Denmark)

^b UNIVERSITY OF COPENHAGEN   (Denmark)

^c UNIVERSITY OF BERGEN   (Norway)

Author keywords

3D reconstructions; CLSM; F actin; Jaw apparatus; Mastax; Trophi

Indexed keywords

EID: 84937392883     PISSN: None     EISSN: 17429994     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/s12983-014-0071-z     Document Type: Article

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