Hippocampus queenslandicus Horne, 2001 - A new seahorse species or yet another synonym?

Australian Journal of Zoology

Volumn 55, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 139-145

  Teske, Peter R ^a   Lourie, Sara A ^b   Matthee, Conrad A ^c   Green, David M ^b  

^a RHODES UNIVERSITY   (South Africa)

^b MCGILL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^c STELLENBOSCH UNIVERSITY   (South Africa)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DNA FINGERPRINTING; FISH; MORPHOLOGY; MORPHOMETRY; NEW SPECIES; TAXONOMY;

HIPPOCAMPUS (FISH); HIPPOCAMPUS QUEENSLANDICUS; HIPPOCAMPUS SPINOSISSIMUS; SYNGNATHIDAE;

EID: 34347342840     PISSN: 0004959X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1071/ZO07021     Document Type: Article

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