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Porphyrin pigments in the tectibranch mollusc Akera bullata O. F. Müller

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  11 May 2009

G. Y. Kennedy  and
H. G. Vevers
G. Y. Kennedy
Affiliation:
Department of Cancer Research, University of Sheffield
H. G. Vevers
Affiliation:
The Plymouth Laboratory
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Extract

The sudden appearance of Akera bullata in the static water tanks of H.M. Dockyard, Devonport, provided specimens for the investigation of pigments. Morton & Holme (1955) have given an account of certain aspects of the biology of this interesting tectibranch mollusc.

Type
Research Article
Information
Journal of the Marine Biological Association of the United Kingdom , Volume 35 , Issue 1 , February 1956 , pp. 35 - 39
Copyright
Copyright © Marine Biological Association of the United Kingdom 1956

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