A confusing trio of Branchinecta (Crustacea: Anostraca) from the western North America with a description of a new species

Hydrobiologia

Volumn 486, Issue , 2002, Pages 49-55

  Belk, Denton ^a   Rogers, D Christopher ^b  

^a OUR LADY OF THE LAKE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b EcoAnalysts Inc   (United States)

Author keywords

Branchinecta coloradensis; Branchinecta dissimilis; Branchinecta oriena n. sp.; Mountain fairy shrimp

Indexed keywords

PHYSIOLOGY; SENSORY PERCEPTION;

BASAL SEGMENTS;

BIODIVERSITY;

CRUSTACEAN; NEW SPECIES; TAXONOMY;

NORTH AMERICA;

ANOSTRACA; BRANCHINECTA; BRANCHINECTA COLORADENSIS; BRANCHINECTA DISSIMILIS; BRANCHINECTA ORIENA; CRUSTACEA; DECAPODA (CRUSTACEA); INVERTEBRATA;

EID: 0037110344     PISSN: 00188158     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1021374012622     Document Type: Conference Paper

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