Bdelloid rotifers recorded from Australia with description of Philodinavus aussiensis n.sp

Zoologischer Anzeiger

Volumn 242, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 241-248

  Ricci, Claudia ^a   Shiel, Russell ^b   Fontaneto, Diego ^a   Melone, Giulio ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MILAN   (Italy)

^b EWATER COOPERATIVE RESEARCH CENTRE   (Australia)

Author keywords

Bdelloidea; Checklist; Faunistic survey; Philodinvidae; Rotifera; Tasmania; Victoria

Indexed keywords

NEW RECORD; SPECIES OCCURRENCE; TAXONOMY;

AUSTRALASIA; AUSTRALIA; TASMANIA; VICTORIA [AUSTRALIA];

BDELLOIDA; PHILODINAVUS; PHILODINAVUS AUSSIENSIS; ROTIFERA; VICTORIA;

EID: 0742322843     PISSN: 00445231     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1078/0044-5231-00101     Document Type: Article

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