TTX-Bearing Planocerid Flatworm (Platyhelminthes: Acotylea) in the Ryukyu Islands, Japan

Polyclad flatworms comprise a highly diverse and cosmopolitan group of marine turbellarians. Although some species of the genera Planocera and Stylochoplana are known to be tetrodotoxin (TTX)-bearing, there are few new reports. In this study, planocerid-like flatworm specimens were found in the sea...

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Main Authors: Hiroyuki Ueda, Shiro Itoi, Haruo Sugita
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2018-01-01
Series:Marine Drugs
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Online Access:http://www.mdpi.com/1660-3397/16/1/37