The holothurian subgenus Mertensiothuria (Aspidochirotida: Holothuriidae) revisited

Journal of Natural History

Volumn 37, Issue 20, 2003, Pages 2487-2519

  Samyn, Yves ^a   Massin, Claude ^b  

^a VRIJE UNIVERSITEIT BRUSSEL   (Belgium)

^b ROYAL BELGIAN INSTITUTE OF NATURAL SCIENCES   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Echinodermata; Holothuria; Holothuroidea; Mertensiothuria; Redescription; Systematics

Indexed keywords

PHYLOGENETICS; PHYLOGENY;

APHANES; ASPIDOCHIROTIDA; ECHINODERMATA; HOLOTHURIA; HOLOTHURIIDAE; HOLOTHUROIDEA;

EID: 0041474632     PISSN: 00222933     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00222930210144334     Document Type: Article

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