Use of morphological characters for species separation within the genus Artemia (Crustacea, Branchiopoda)

Hydrobiologia

Volumn 520, Issue 1-3, 2004, Pages 179-183

  Mura, G ^a   Brecciaroli, B ^a  

^a SAPIENZA UNIVERSITY OF ROME   (Italy)

Author keywords

Anostraca; Artemia; SEM morphology; Species separation

Indexed keywords

BIOLOGICAL ORGANS; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY;

GENUS; SPECIES SEPARATION;

BIODIVERSITY;

MORPHOLOGY;

ANOSTRACA; ARTEMIA; ARTEMIA SALINA; BRANCHIOPODA; CRUSTACEA; SALINA;

EID: 3442894885     PISSN: 00188158     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/B:HYDR.0000027721.85736.05     Document Type: Article

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