Brevisomabathynella gen. nov. with two new species from Western Australia (Bathynellacea, Syncarida): The first definitive evidence of predation in Parabathynellidae

Zootaxa

Volumn , Issue 1247, 2006, Pages 25-42

  Cho, Joo Lae ^a   Park, Jong Geun ^a   Reddy, Y Ranga ^b  

^a K water   (South Korea)

^b ACHARYA NAGARJUNA UNIVERSITY   (India)

Author keywords

Brevisomabathynella gen. nov.; Parabathynellidae; Two new predatory species; Western Australia

Indexed keywords

BATHYNELLACEA; PARABATHYNELLIDAE; SYNCARIDA;

EID: 33745818349     PISSN: 11755326     EISSN: 11755334     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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