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

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
Copyright
Copyright © Marine Biological Association of the United Kingdom 1956

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