Articulation and growth of skeletal elements in balanid barnacles (Balanidae, Balanomorpha, Cirripedia)

The morphology and ultrastructure of the shells of two balanid species have been examined, paying special attention to the three types of boundaries between plates: (i) radii-parietes, (ii) alae-sheaths, and (iii) parietes-basal plate. At the carinal surfaces of the radii and at the rostral surfaces...

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Main Authors: Antonio G. Checa, Carmen Salas, Alejandro B. Rodríguez-Navarro, Christian Grenier, Nelson A. Lagos
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: The Royal Society 2019-09-01
Series:Royal Society Open Science
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Online Access:https://royalsocietypublishing.org/doi/pdf/10.1098/rsos.190458