Microfaunal Diversity in a Biodiversity Hotspot: New Rotifers from Southwestern Australia

Zoological Studies

Volumn 42, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 516-521

  Segers, Hendrik ^a   Shiel, Russell J ^b  

^a ROYAL BELGIAN INSTITUTE OF NATURAL SCIENCES   (Belgium)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ADELAIDE   (Australia)

Author keywords

Monogononta; New species; Taxonomy

Indexed keywords

BULLA; INVERTEBRATA; LECANE; LECANE BULLA; LECANE LUDWIGII; LECANIDAE; LORICA; MONOGONONTA; ROTIFERA; TRICHOCERCA; TRICHOCERCA INSIGNIS; TRICHOCERCA MYERSI; TRICHOCERCA PLAKA; TRICHOCERCIDAE;

EID: 0345387313     PISSN: 10215506     EISSN: 1810522X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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