Redescription of the megalopa of the fiddler crab Uca uruguayensis (Decapoda, Brachyura, Ocypodidae) with special emphasis on its setae

Journal of Natural History

Volumn 39, Issue 22, 2005, Pages 1981-1993

  Armendariz, Laura C ^a  

^a FACULTAD DE CIENCIAS NATURALES Y MUSEO   (Argentina)

Author keywords

Fiddler crab; Megalopa; Uca uruguayensis

Indexed keywords

TAXONOMY;

ARGENTINA; BUENOS AIRES [ARGENTINA]; SAMBOROMBON BAY; SOUTH AMERICA; WESTERN HEMISPHERE; WORLD;

BRACHYURA; DECAPODA (CRUSTACEA); OCYPODIDAE; UCA; UCA URUGUAYENSIS;

EID: 19044373709     PISSN: 00222933     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00222930400025920     Document Type: Article

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