First record of the invasive medusa Blackfordia virginica (Hydrozoa: Leptomedusae) in the Río de la Plata estuary, Argentina-Uruguay

Revista Chilena de Historia Natural

Volumn 79, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 257-261

  Genzano, Gabriel ^a,b   Mianzan, Hermes ^b,c   Acha, Eduardo M ^a,b,c   Gaitán, Esteban ^a  

^a UNIVERSIDAD NACIONAL DE MAR DEL PLATA   (Argentina)

^b Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas Y Técnicas ^*  (Argentina)

^c INSTITUTO NACIONAL DE INVESTIGACIÓN Y DESARROLLO PESQUERO INIDEP   (Argentina)

Author keywords

Estuary; Hydromedusae; Invasive species; South western Atlantic Ocean

Indexed keywords

BLACKFORDIA VIRGINICA; HYDROIDA; HYDROMEDUSA; HYDROZOA; LEPTOMEDUSAE;

EID: 33746776851     PISSN: 0716078X     EISSN: 0716078X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4067/S0716-078X2006000200011     Document Type: Article

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