Development of Lecithotrophic Trochophore-like pilidium nielseni Found in Five Lineiform Species (Lineidae; Heteronemertea; Pilidiophora; Nemertea) from Oregon

<p>The pilidium larva is an idiosyncrasy defining the Pilidiophora. Its development is unique, and conserved even in derived pilidia; the juvenile is formed via a series of invaginations of the larval epidermis (imaginal discs), then bursts through the larval body while simultaneously consumin...

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Main Author: Hunt, Marie Katherine
Language:EN
Published: University of Oregon 2016
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