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Mollusca

Known as: Molluscas, Mollusc, Molluscs 
A phylum of the kingdom Metazoa. Mollusca have soft, unsegmented bodies with an anterior head, a dorsal visceral mass, and a ventral foot. Most are… 
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AplysiaCephalopodaClass BivalviaCuttlefish, Dietary

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Invertebrates
MicrobiologicalShellfishaspects of radiation effectsphysiological aspects

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Highly Cited
2005
Highly Cited
2005
Genetic diversity of symbiotic dinoflagellates in the genus Symbiodinium.
Review
2004
Review
2004
Invertebrate immune systems – not homogeneous, not simple, not well understood
Summary:  The approximate 30 extant invertebrate phyla have diversified along separate evolutionary trajectories for hundreds of… 
Highly Cited
2003
Highly Cited
2003
Lagrangian descriptions of marine larval dispersion
Many marine organisms are sedentary as adults and are redistributed between genera- tions by the oceanic transport of planktonic… 
Highly Cited
1990
Highly Cited
1990
In vitro reconstruction of the respiratory central pattern generator of the mollusk Lymnaea.
Most rhythmic behaviors such as respiration, locomotion, and feeding are under the control of networks of neurons in the central… 
Highly Cited
1989
Highly Cited
1989
Fresh-Water Invertebrates of the United States: Protozoa to Mollusca
Protozoa porifera coelenterata turbellaria nemertea gastrotricha rotifera nematoda nematomorpha tardigrada bryozoa annelida… 
Highly Cited
1986
Highly Cited
1986
Larval ecology and macroevolution in marine invertebrates
In marine mollusks, planktottophic and nonplanlctotrophie modes of development generally confer different ,.;ales of larval… 
Highly Cited
1984
Highly Cited
1984
Purification and sequence of a presynaptic peptide toxin from Conus geographus venom.
A novel toxin, omega-conotoxin (omega-CgTX), from the venom of the fish-eating marine mollusc Conus geographus has been purified… 
Highly Cited
1974
Highly Cited
1974
Feeding behavior in Aplysia: a simple system for the study of motivation.
Highly Cited
1974
Highly Cited
1974
Is calcium ionophore a universal activator for unfertilised eggs?
WE have previously exposed sea urchin eggs to micromolar amounts of the divalent transporting ionophore A23187, and observed… 
Highly Cited
1968
Highly Cited
1968
Sea Levels during the Past 35,000 Years
A sea-level curve of the past 35,000 years for the Atlantic continental shelf of the United States is based on more than 80… 
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