New records of Grania (Clitellata, Enchytraeidae) in the Northeast Atlantic (from Tromsoø to the Canary Islands), with descriptions of seven new species

Sarsia

Volumn 88, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 210-243

  Rota, Emilia ^a   Erséus, Christer ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SIENA   (Italy)

^b SWEDISH MUSEUM OF NATURAL HISTORY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Chaetal index; Depth record; Enchytraeidae; Geographical distribution; Grania; Head organ; Morphological diversity; New species; Northeast Atlantic; Taxonomy

Indexed keywords

CLITELLATA; ENCHYTRAEIDAE; GRANIA; GRANIA AQUITANA; GRANIA ATLANTICA; GRANIA CANARIA; GRANIA FORTUNATA; GRANIA MAURETANICA; GRANIA PAPILLINASUS; GRANIA TOROSA; GRANIA VIKINGA; INVERTEBRATA;

EID: 0042164822     PISSN: 00364827     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00364820310001615     Document Type: Article

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