New species of amphipod crustaceans in the genera Tegano and Melita (Hadzioidea: Melitidae) from subterranean groundwaters in Guam, Palau, and the Philippines

Journal of Crustacean Biology

Volumn 25, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 49-74

  Sawicki, Thomas R ^a   Holsinger, John R ^a   Iliffe, Thomas M ^b  

^a OLD DOMINION UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b TEXAS A AND M UNIVERSITY AT GALVESTON   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ABLUDOMELITA; AMPHIPODA; CRUSTACEA; MELITA; MELITIDAE;

EID: 22044456723     PISSN: 02780372     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1651/C-2525     Document Type: Article

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