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Shallow water sea slugs (Gastropoda: Heterobranchia) from the northwestern coast of the Sea of Japan, north of Peter the Great Bay, Russia [PDF]

open access: yesPeerJ, 2016
The coast of northern Primorye region, north of Peter the Great Bay has been sparsely studied in regards to its molluscan fauna, with just a few works reviewing the distribution of local mollusks.
Anton Chichvarkhin
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Zoogeographic relationships of Magellan Nudibranchia (Mollusca: Opisthobranchia) with particular reference to species from adjacent regions

open access: yesScientia Marina, 1999
Extensive recent collections and taxonomical revisions provide a basis for the first zoogeographical analysis of Magellan Nudibranchia. Using 36 of 57 nominal species described in this area, the degree of endemism has been decreased from 70% to 31%. Very
Michael Schrödl
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First record of Okenia pellucid Burn, 1967 (Mollusca: Nudibranchia) from India

open access: yesJournal of Threatened Taxa, 2012
There are very few records of opisthobranchs in comparison to the vastness of Indian coasts. The published records are very patchy and limited to a few areas such as Gulf of Kutch, Gulf of Mannar, Lakshadweep and Andaman Nicobar Islands.
V. Bhave, D. Apte
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Record of Phyllidiella zeylanica (Mollusca: Gastropoda: Opisthobranchia) after 42 years from Gujarat, India

open access: yesJournal of Threatened Taxa, 2011
There are few studies available on Opisthobranch fauna of Gujarat coast. Field surveys were carried out along the Mithapur reef under the “Coral reef restoration programme” of Wildlife Trust of India funded by Tata chemicals and supported by Gujarat ...
M. Matwal, D. Joshi
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Role of the Digestive Gland in Ink Production in Four Species of Sea Hares: An Ultrastructural Comparison

open access: yesJournal of Marine Sciences, Volume 2013, Issue 1, 2013., 2013
The ultrastructure of the digestive gland of several sea hare species that produce different colored ink (Aplysia californica produces purple ink, A. juliana white ink, A. parvula both white and purple ink, while Dolabrifera dolabrifera produces no ink at all) was compared to determine the digestive gland’s role in the diet‐derived ink production ...
Jeffrey S. Prince   +2 more
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Shallow water heterobranch sea slugs (Gastropoda: Heterobranchia) from the Región de Atacama, northern Chile [PDF]

open access: yesPeerJ, 2016
The coast of northern Chile has been sparsely studied in regards to its invertebrate fauna, with just a few works reviewing the distribution of local mollusks.
Juan Francisco Araya, Ángel Valdés
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A first record of Taringa caudata (Farran, 1905) (Nudibranchia: Discodorididae) from India

open access: yesJournal of Threatened Taxa, 2015
The current study reports a first record of the sea slug Taringa caudata from India. Specimens were collected from the intertidal area of Dwarka, Gujarat. The ,morphology and anatomy have been studied for species identification.  
Amruta Prasade   +4 more
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Phylogenetic analysis of Thecosomata Blainville, 1824 (holoplanktonic opisthobranchia) using morphological and molecular data. [PDF]

open access: yesPLoS ONE, 2013
Thecosomata is a marine zooplankton group, which played an important role in the carbonate cycle in oceans due to their shell composition. So far, there is important discrepancy between the previous morphological-based taxonomies, and subsequently the ...
Emmanuel Corse   +5 more
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Los opistobranquios de la Colección Nacional de Moluscos

open access: yesRevista Mexicana de Biodiversidad, 2008
SE PRESENTA LA LISTA TAXONÓMICA DE LOS OPISTOBRANQUIOS DEPOSITADOS EN LA COLECCIÓN NACIONAL DE MOLUSCOS (CNMO) DEL INSTITUTO DE BIOLOGÍA DE LA UNIVERSIDAD NACIONAL AUTÓNOMA DE MÉXICO.
EDNA NARANJO GARCÍA   +1 more
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Bioluminescence – The Vibrant Glow of Nature and its Chemical Mechanisms

open access: yesChemBioChem, Volume 25, Issue 9, May 2, 2024.
Nature's beautiful glow: An exploration into the world of bioluminescence is provided, covering diverse habitats from fireflies in Central Europe to deep–sea jellyfish. The chemical mechanisms behind this process and their ecological significance are uncovered with the aim of sparking curiosity in the reader and students new to thetopic.
Stefan Schramm, Dieter Weiß
wiley   +1 more source

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