Parvidrilus strayeri, a new genus and species, an enigmatic interstitial clitellate from underground waters in Alabama

Proceedings of the Biological Society of Washington

Volumn 112, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 327-337

  Erséus, Christer ^a  

^a SWEDISH MUSEUM OF NATURAL HISTORY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

INTERSTITIAL ENVIRONMENT; INVERTEBRATE; NEW GENUS;

UNITED STATES;

ANNELIDA; CAPILLOVENTRIDAE; INVERTEBRATA; PHREODRILIDAE;

EID: 0033563579     PISSN: 0006324X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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