A review of Asian Hediste species complex (Nereididae, Polychaeta) with descriptions of two new species and a redescription of Hediste japonica (Izuka, 1908)

Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society

Volumn 137, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 403-445

  Sato, Masanori ^a   Nakashima, Akiyuki ^b  

^a KAGOSHIMA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b Tara High School   (Japan)

Author keywords

Epitoky; Lectotype; Paragnath; Species diversity; Taxonomy

Indexed keywords

ANNELIDA; HEDISTE; HEDISTE JAPONICA; JAPONICA; NEREIDIDAE; POLYCHAETA;

EID: 0037348157     PISSN: 00244082     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1096-3642.2003.00059.x     Document Type: Article

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