Mixoscyphus antarcticus gen. nov., sp. nov. (Cnidaria, Hydrozoa, Sertulariidae), the first truly endemic genus of Antarctic benthic hydroids

Polar Biology

Volumn 28, Issue 12, 2005, Pages 956-963

  Pena Cantero A L ^a   Vervoort, W ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VALENCIA   (Spain)

^b NATURALIS BIODIVERSITY CENTER   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ENDEMIC SPECIES; NEW GENUS; NEW SPECIES; TAXONOMY;

ANTARCTICA; ATLANTIC OCEAN; ATLANTIC OCEAN (SOUTH); SOUTH SHETLAND ISLANDS;

CNIDARIA; COELENTERATA; HYDROZOA; MIXOSCYPHUS; MIXOSCYPHUS ANTARCTICUS; SERTULARIIDAE;

EID: 28244445475     PISSN: 07224060     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00300-005-0025-1     Document Type: Article

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