First description of an Arctic Loricifera - A new Rugiloricus -species from the Laptev Sea

Marine Biology Research

Volumn 1, Issue 5, 2005, Pages 313-325

  Gad, Gunnar ^a   Arbizu, Pedro Martínez ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OLDENBURG   (Germany)

^b SENCKENBERG DEUTSCHES ENTOMOLOGISCHES INSTITUT   (Germany)

Author keywords

Arctic; Laptev Sea; Loricifera; Meiofauna; Rugiloricus

Indexed keywords

MEIOFAUNA; MORPHOLOGY; NEW SPECIES; TAXONOMY;

ARCTIC OCEAN; LAPTEV SEA;

LORICIFERA;

EID: 29244465838     PISSN: 17451000     EISSN: 17451019     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/17451000500327455     Document Type: Article

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