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Bacterial associations in the teredo Bankia australis (Lamellibranchia: Mollusca)

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Electron microscope examination of the so-called “Gland of Deshayes” in the teredos Bankia australis and related species has revealed that this structure is not a glandular tissue, but represents associations of bacteria.

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  1. J. D. Popham

    Present address: School of Zoology and The Biomedical Electron Microscope Unit, University of New South Wales, Kensington, New South Wales, Australia

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  1. School of Zoology and The Biomedical Electron Microscope Unit, University of New South Wales, Kensington, New South Wales, Australia

    M. R. Dickson

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Popham, J.D., Dickson, M.R. Bacterial associations in the teredo Bankia australis (Lamellibranchia: Mollusca). Marine Biology 19, 338–340 (1973). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00348904

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