Species separation and identification in the Enchytraeidae (Oligochaeta, Annelida): Combining morphology with general protein data

Hydrobiologia

Volumn 334, Issue 1-3, 1996, Pages 31-36

  Schmelz, Rüdiger M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OSNABRÜCK   (Germany)

Author keywords

Enchytraeidae; general protein; morphology; Oligochaeta; taxonomy

Indexed keywords

ANNELIDA; ENCHYTRAEIDAE;

EID: 0030443377     PISSN: 00188158     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF00017351     Document Type: Conference Paper

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