Pleuroxus-like chydorids (Crustacea: Anomopoda) from South Africa, with the description of Dumontiellus africanus gen. n., sp. n.

Hydrobiologia

Volumn 575, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 433-439

  Smirnov, N N ^a  

^a SEVERTSOV INSTITUTE OF ECOLOGY AND EVOLUTION   (Russian Federation)

Author keywords

Dumontiellus africanus gen. n. sp. n.; Pleuroxus; South Africa

Indexed keywords

MICROBIOLOGY;

DUMONTIELLUS AFRICANUS GEN. N. SP. N.; PLEUROXUS; SOUTH AFRICA;

BIODIVERSITY;

CRUSTACEAN; ENDEMIC SPECIES; GEOGRAPHICAL DISTRIBUTION; NEW RECORD; TAXONOMY;

AFRICA; SOUTH AFRICA; SOUTHERN AFRICA; SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA;

ANOMOPODA; CHYDORIDAE; CRUSTACEA; PLEUROXUS;

EID: 33845419899     PISSN: 00188158     EISSN: 15735117     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10750-006-0275-0     Document Type: Article

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