Identification of a new species of river crab (Decapoda: Brachyura: Potamonautidae) from South Africa using morphological and genetic data

Journal of Crustacean Biology

Volumn 18, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 556-571

  Stewart, Barbara A ^a   Cook, Peter A ^b  

^a IZIKO SOUTH AFRICAN MUSEUM   (South Africa)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CAPE TOWN   (South Africa)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

POTAMONAUTES SIDNEYI; POTAMONAUTES UNISPINUS;

EID: 0031905063     PISSN: 02780372     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2307/1549420     Document Type: Article

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