Brachyuran crabs of Cocos Island (Isla Del Coco), Costa Rica: Leucosiidae, Calappidae, and Parthenopidae, with descriptions of two new species

Journal of Crustacean Biology

Volumn 19, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 643-668

  Zimmerman, Todd L ^a,b   Martin, Joel W ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b NATURAL HISTORY MUSEUM OF LOS ANGELES COUNTY   (United States)

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OSACHILA KAISERAE; THYROLAMBRUS VERRUCIBRACHIUM;

EID: 0033178691     PISSN: 02780372     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2307/1549267     Document Type: Article

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