Two new species of Tetranchyroderma (Gastrotricha, Macrodasyida) from a sandy beach in southeastern Australia

New Zealand Journal of Marine and Freshwater Research

Volumn 40, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 249-258

  Nicholas, Warwick ^a   Todaro, M Antonio ^b  

^a AUSTRALIAN NATIONAL UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MODENA AND REGGIO EMILIA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Australia; Gastrotricha; Macrodasyida; Meiofauna; Sandy beach; SEM; Taxonomy; Tetranchyroderma

Indexed keywords

BEACH; CILIATE; NEW SPECIES; TAXONOMY;

AUSTRALASIA; AUSTRALIA;

CIRRATA; GASTROTRICHA; MACRODASYIDA; TETRANCHYRODERMA;

EID: 33746576282     PISSN: 00288330     EISSN: 11758805     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00288330.2006.9517418     Document Type: Article

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