A new genus and species of gnathiid isopod (Isopoda, Gnathiidae) from the Ryukyus, southwestern Japan

Journal of Crustacean Biology

Volumn 25, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 565-569

  Tanaka, Katsuhiko ^a  

^a Shizugawa Nature Centre   (Japan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTHOZOA; CAECOGNATHIA; ELAPHOGNATHIA; GNATHIA; GNATHIIDAE; ISOPODA;

EID: 28444496381     PISSN: 02780372     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1651/C-2605.1     Document Type: Article

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