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Original Articles

Ultrastructure of the sperm of Catostylus mosaicus and Phyllorhiza punctata (Scyphozoa, Cnidaria): Implications for sperm terminology and the inference of reproductive mechanisms

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Pages 23-34 | Received 21 Jan 2000, Accepted 29 May 2000, Published online: 01 Dec 2010

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