The persistence of an ancient marine fauna in mediterranean waters: New evidence from misophrioid copepods living in anchihaline caves

Journal of Natural History

Volumn 30, Issue 11, 1996, Pages 1583-1595

  Jaume, D ^a   Boxshall, G A ^a  

^a DEPARTMENT OF LIFE SCIENCES   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Biogeography; Copepods; Expansophria; Speleophriopsis; Taxonomy; Tethyan relicts

Indexed keywords

BIOGEOGRAPHY; TAXONOMY; TETHYAN RELICTS;

CANARY ISLANDS, LANZAROTE; ITALY, SARDINIA;

COPEPODA; EXPANSOPHRIA SARDA; SPELEOPHRIOPSIS CANARIENSIS;

EID: 0030304823     PISSN: 00222933     EISSN: 14645262     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00222939600770921     Document Type: Article

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