Crymostygidae, a new family of subterranean freshwater gammaridean amphipods (Crustacea) recorded from subarctic Europe

Journal of Natural History

Volumn 38, Issue 15, 2004, Pages 1881-1894

  Kristjansson B K ^a   Svavarsson, J ^b  

^a Holar College   (Iceland)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ICELAND   (Iceland)

Author keywords

Crangonyctoidea; Crymostygidae; Crymostygius thingvallensis; Groundwater; Iceage survival; Iceland; Stygobiont

Indexed keywords

AMPHIPOD; NEW TAXON; SURVIVAL;

EURASIA; EUROPE;

AMPHIPODA; CRUSTACEA; GAMMARIDEA; INVERTEBRATA;

EID: 2942658014     PISSN: 00222933     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00222930310001597295     Document Type: Article

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