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Histologie und feinstruktur der genitalorgane von Nudibranchiern (Gastropoda, Euthyneura)

Histology and ultrastructure of the reproductive organs of Nudibranchs (Gastropoda, Euthyneura)

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The walls of the ampulla, mucous gland, albumen gland, prostate, bursa copulatrix and receptaculum seminis have been investigated in 28 species of Nudibranchs with the light microscope and in 11 species with the electron microscope. The structure of these organs is described and their function discussed.

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Schmekel, L. Histologie und feinstruktur der genitalorgane von Nudibranchiern (Gastropoda, Euthyneura). Z. Morph. Tiere 69, 115–183 (1971). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00280745

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