Redescription and compilation of Nearctic freshwater Nematomorpha (Gordiida), with the description of two new species

Proceedings of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia

Volumn 153, Issue , 2003, Pages 77-117

  Schmidt Rhaesa, Andreas ^a   Hanelt, Ben ^b   Reeves, Will K ^c  

^a BIELEFELD UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

^b LOUISIANA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c CLEMSON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GORDIONUS; GORDIONUS SINEPILOSUS; GORDIUS; GORDIUS AGASSIZI; GORDIUS FASCIATUS; GORDIUS HAWAIIENSIS; GORDIUS LEIDYI; GORDIUS ROBUSTUS; MERMITHIDA; NEMATOMORPHA; PARACHORDODES; PARACHORDODES DENSAREOLATUS; PSEUDOCHORDODES; PSEUDOCHORDODES TEXANUS;

EID: 0842301636     PISSN: 00973157     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1635/0097-3157(2003)153[0077:RACONF]2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Review

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