Crangonyx islandicus sp. nov., a subterranean freshwater amphipod (Crustacea, Amphipoda, Crangonyctidae) from springs in lava fields in Iceland

Zootaxa

Volumn , Issue 1365, 2006, Pages 1-17

  Svavarsson, Jörundur ^a   Kristjánsson, Bjarni K ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ICELAND   (Iceland)

^b HÓLAR UNIVERSITY COLLEGE   (Iceland)

Author keywords

Amphipoda; Crangonyctidae; Crangonyctoidea; Crangonyx; Glaciations; Groundwater; Iceland; Subarctic; Subterranean

Indexed keywords

AMPHIPODA; CRANGONYCTIDAE; CRANGONYCTOIDEA; CRANGONYX; CRUSTACEA; DACTYLUS; GAMMARIDEA; UROPODA;

EID: 33845414643     PISSN: 11755326     EISSN: 11755334     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.1365.1.1     Document Type: Review

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