Ophiothrix Synoecina new species (echinodermata: ophiuroidea) from the Caribbean Coast of Colombia

Bulletin of Marine Science

Volumn 58, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 429-437

  Schoppe, Sabine ^a,b  

^a JUSTUS LIEBIG UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

^b Financial Systems Development Section   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ECOLOGICAL ASSOCIATION; NEW SPECIES; TAXONOMY;

COLOMBIA, SANTA MARTA;

ECHINOMETRA LUCUNTER; OPHIOTHRIX SYNOECINA;

EID: 0029729016     PISSN: 00074977     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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