The glandular canals present in some chaetognath species are coelomoducts: Phylogenetical implication

The chaetognaths live in various marine habitats, mostly in plankton. Some species are provided with glandular canals, described herein; they are true coelomoducts. Their nature was already suspected but, curiously, this information was overlooked. Knowledge of this fact would have prevented numerou...

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Published inInternational Journal of Fauna and Biological Studies
Main Authors Barthelemy, Roxane-M., Casanova, Jean-Paul
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published www.faunajournal.com 01.11.2018
Subjects
Animal biology
Invertebrate Zoology
Life Sciences
coelomoducts
phylogeny
chaetognatha
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Summary:The chaetognaths live in various marine habitats, mostly in plankton. Some species are provided with glandular canals, described herein; they are true coelomoducts. Their nature was already suspected but, curiously, this information was overlooked. Knowledge of this fact would have prevented numerous incorrect positioning of the phylum in the tree of life.
ISSN:2394-0522