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Nudibranchia

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Nudibranchia [‚nüd·ə′braŋ·kē·ə]
(invertebrate zoology)
A suborder of the Opisthobranchia containing the sea slugs; these mollusks lack a shell and a mantle cavity, and the gills are variable in size and shape.
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KEY WORDS: eggs, embryogenesis, fatty acids, gastropoda, nudibranchia, opistobranchia INTRODUCTION In molluscs, lipids laid down in the eggs play an important role during embryogenesis and early larval development because they are used as a source of energy and as structural components for membrane formation.
Fatty acid composition and utilization in developing eggs of some ... by Pita, Maria-Luisa / Journal of Shellfish Research
 
 
 
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