Freshwater sponges (Porifera: Spongillidae) of western Montana

Great Basin Naturalist

Volumn 57, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 93-103

  Barton, Susan H ^a   Addis, John S ^a  

^a CARROLL COLLEGE   (United States)

Author keywords

Ephydatia muelleri; Eunapius fragilis; Freshwater sponges; Montana; Porifera; Spongilla lacustris; Spongillidae

Indexed keywords

EID: 0030878276     PISSN: 00173614     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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