Diversity and distribution of marine Gastrotricha along the northern beaches of the state of São Paulo (Brazil), with description of a new species of Macrodasys (Macrodasyida, Macrodasyidae)

Journal of Natural History

Volumn 38, Issue 13, 2004, Pages 1605-1634

  Todaro, M Antonio ^a   Rocha, Carlos E F ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MODENA AND REGGIO EMILIA   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Biodiversity; Biogeography; Brazilian meiofauna; Gastrotricha; Taxonomy

Indexed keywords

BIOGEOGRAPHY; MEIOFAUNA; NEW SPECIES; SPECIES DIVERSITY; TAXONOMY;

BRAZIL; SAO PAULO [BRAZIL]; SOUTH AMERICA;

CHAETONOTIDA; CHAETONOTUS; DIPLODASYS; GASTROTRICHA; HALICHAETONOTUS; HETEROXENOTRICHULA; MACRODASYIDA; MACRODASYIDAE; MACRODASYS; PARADASYS; PARATURBANELLA; PARATURBANELLA TEISSIERI; PTYCHOSTOMELLA; TETRANCHYRODERMA; THAUMASTODERMA;

EID: 1242277877     PISSN: 00222933     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/0022293031000156169     Document Type: Article

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