Taxonomic revision and phylogenetic analysis of the genus Tambja Burn, 1962 (Mollusca, Nudibranchia, Polyceridae)

Zoologica Scripta

Volumn 35, Issue 5, 2006, Pages 491-530

  Pola, Marta ^a   Cervera, J Lucas ^a   Gosliner, Terrence M ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CÁDIZ   (Spain)

^b CALIFORNIA ACADEMY OF SCIENCES   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DIAPHANA; MOLLUSCA; NUDIBRANCHIA; POLYCERIDAE; TAMBJA; TAMBJA GRATIOSA;

EID: 33747451706     PISSN: 03003256     EISSN: 14636409     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1463-6409.2006.00241.x     Document Type: Article

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