Taxonomy and distribution of the hydrozoan and protozoan epibionts on Pagurus bernhardus (Linnaeus, 1758) (Crustacea, Decapoda) from Scotland

Acta Zoologica

Volumn 87, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 33-48

  Fernandez Leborans, Gregorio ^a   Gabilondo, Regina ^a  

^a UNIVERSIDAD COMPLUTENSE DE MADRID   (Spain)

Author keywords

Ciliate protozoa; Epibiosis; Hermit crabs; Hydrozoans; Pagurus bernhardus

Indexed keywords

CRAB; EPIBIONT; GEOGRAPHICAL DISTRIBUTION; SPECIES INVENTORY; TAXONOMY;

ARGYLL AND BUTE; EURASIA; EUROPE; GREAT CUMBRAE; SCOTLAND; UNITED KINGDOM; WESTERN EUROPE;

ACINETA (CILIOPHORA); CILIOPHORA; CLYTIA; CORYNOPHRYA; COTHURNIA; CRUSTACEA; DECAPODA (CRUSTACEA); EPHELOTA PLANA; HYDROZOA; LEUCKARTIARA; PAGURUS BERNHARDUS; PROTOZOA; SUCTORIA; UROPODA; ZOOTHAMNIUM;

EID: 33645120347     PISSN: 00017272     EISSN: 14636395     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1463-6395.2006.00218.x     Document Type: Article

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