On a new species and genus in the Cypridini (Crustacea, Ostracoda, Cyprididae) from South Africa, with a phylogenetic analysis of the tribe and a discussion on the genus concept in this group

Journal of Natural History

Volumn 41, Issue 5-8, 2007, Pages 381-399

  Martens, Koen ^a,b  

^a ROYAL BELGIAN INSTITUTE OF NATURAL SCIENCES   (Belgium)

^b GHENT UNIVERSITY   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Crustacea; Cyprididae; Genus concept; Incongruent evolution; New genus; New species; Ostracoda; Phylogeny; Soft part morphology; Valve morphology

Indexed keywords

GENETIC ANALYSIS; MORPHOLOGY; NEW GENUS; NEW SPECIES; OSTRACOD; PHYLOGENETICS; PHYLOGENY; TAXONOMY; WETLAND;

AFRICA; SOUTH AFRICA; SOUTHERN AFRICA; SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA; WESTERN CAPE;

CRUSTACEA; CYPRIDIDAE; OSTRACODA;

EID: 34047120780     PISSN: 00222933     EISSN: 14645262     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00222930601157183     Document Type: Article

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