A new anchialine shrimp of the genus Procaris from Christmas Island: The first occurrence of the Procarididae in the Indian Ocean (Crustacea: Decapoda: Caridea)

Zootaxa

Volumn , Issue 1238, 2006, Pages 23-33

  Bruce, A J ^a   Davie, P J F ^a  

^a QUEENSLAND MUSEUM   (Australia)

Author keywords

Anchialine; Christmas Island; Indian Ocean; New species; Procarididae; Procaris

Indexed keywords

CARIDEA; CRUSTACEA; DECAPODA (CRUSTACEA); PROCARIDIDAE; PROCARIS; PROCARIS CHACEI; PROCARIS HAWAIIANA;

EID: 33745675358     PISSN: 11755326     EISSN: 11755334     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.1238.1.2     Document Type: Article

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