A revision of eumedonus H. milne edwards, 1834 and gonatonotus white, 1847 (Crustacea: Decapoda: Brachyura: Eumedonidae), two genera of crabs symbiotic with sea urchins

Journal of Natural History

Volumn 34, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 15-56

  Chia, Diana G B ^a   Ng, Peter K L ^a  

^a NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF SINGAPORE   (Singapore)

Author keywords

Eumedonidae; New species; Revision; Urchin symbionts

Indexed keywords

CRAB; SYMBIONT; TAXONOMY;

BRACHYURA; CRUSTACEA; DECAPODA; DECAPODA (CRUSTACEA); ECHINOIDEA; EUMEDONIDAE; EUMEDONUS; EUMEDONUS BREVIRHYNCHUS; EUMEDONUS INTERMEDIUS; EUMEDONUS NIGER; EUMEDONUS VICINUS; EUMEDONUS ZEBRA; GONATONOTUS; GONATONOTUS GRANULOSUS; GONATONOTUS NASUTUS; GONATONOTUS PENTAGONUS;

EID: 0033977848     PISSN: 00222933     EISSN: 14645262     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/002229300299679     Document Type: Article

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