Has the main habitat of Potamocaris species been overlooked until now? (Harpacticoida, Parastenocarididae)

Journal of Marine Systems

Volumn 15, Issue 1-4, 1998, Pages 121-125

  Ahnert, Ahmed ^a  

^a BIOLAB Forschungsinstitut   (Germany)

Author keywords

Adhesive behaviour; Copepoda; Forficatocans; Freshwater meiofauna; Horizontal distribution; Lotic habitat; Potamocaris bidens

Indexed keywords

HABITAT PREFRENCE; RIVER; SPATIAL DISTRIBUTION; SUBMERGED SAND; WATER CURRENT;

BRAZIL;

COPEPODA; FORFICATOCARIS; POTAMOCARIS; POTAMOCARIS BIDENS;

EID: 0032103592     PISSN: 09247963     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0924-7963(97)00063-8     Document Type: Conference Paper

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