Eremidrilus n. gen. (Annelida, Clitellata, Lumbriculidae) and new species from California, U.S.A.

Canadian Journal of Zoology

Volumn 81, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 515-542

  Fend, Steven V ^a   Rodriguez, Pilar ^b  

^a U S GEOLOGICAL SURVEY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF THE BASQUE COUNTRY UPV EHU   (Spain)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANNELID; MORPHOLOGY; NEW SPECIES; REPRODUCTIVE BIOLOGY; TAXONOMY;

CALIFORNIA; NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES;

ANNELIDA; CANIS LATRANS; CLITELLATA; LUMBRICULIDA; LUMBRICULIDAE; TRICHODRILUS; TRICHODRILUS ALLEGHENIENSIS;

EID: 33745150260     PISSN: 00084301     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1139/z02-235     Document Type: Article

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