Description of a new freshwater crab of the genus Sesarma say, 1817 (Brachyura, Grapsidae, Sesarminae) from Western Jamaica

Crustaceana

Volumn 71, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 185-196

  Reimer, Jens ^a   Schubart, Christoph D ^a   Diesel, Rudolf ^a  

^a BIELEFELD UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BRACHYURA; DECAPODA (CRUSTACEA); GRAPSIDAE; SESARMA; SESARMA DOLPHINUM; SESARMA FOSSARUM;

EID: 0031968640     PISSN: 0011216X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1163/156854098X00167     Document Type: Article

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