Taxonomic considerations and distribution of the branchiobdellida (Annelida: Clitellata) on the North American continent

Northeastern Naturalist

Volumn 9, Issue 4, 2002, Pages 451-468

  Gelder, Stuart R ^a   Gagnon, Nicole L ^a   Nelson, Kerri ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MAINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANNELIDA; BRANCHIOBDELLIDA; CLITELLATA; INVERTEBRATA;

EID: 0036910557     PISSN: 10926194     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1656/1092-6194(2002)009[0451:TCADOT]2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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