A new species of Cycliophora from the mouthparts of the American lobster, Homarus americanus (Nephropidae, Decapoda)

Organisms Diversity and Evolution

Volumn 6, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 83-97

  Obst, Matthias ^a   Funch, Peter ^a   Møbjerg Kristensen, Reinhardt ^b  

^a AARHUS UNIVERSITY   (Denmark)

^b UNIVERSITY OF COPENHAGEN   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Animal phylogeny; Complex life cycle; Dwarf male; Homarus americanus; Symbion americanus sp. nov.; Symbiont host

Indexed keywords

CUTICLE; HOST; LOBSTER; MARINE ECOSYSTEM; NEW SPECIES; PARALLEL EVOLUTION;

ANIMALIA; CYCLIOPHORA; HOMARUS; HOMARUS AMERICANUS; NEPHROPIDAE; SYMBION; SYMBION PANDORA;

EID: 33646073765     PISSN: 14396092     EISSN: 16181077     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ode.2005.05.001     Document Type: Article

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