Four new species of shallow water pygmy octopus (Mollusca: Cephalopoda) from the Kingdom of Tonga

Molluscan Research

Volumn 27, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 147-170

  Huffard, Christine L ^a  

^a MONTEREY BAY AQUARIUM RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

Abdopus undulatus; Octopus gorgonus; Octopus humilis; Octopus mariles; Octopus vitiensis species group; Taxonomy

Indexed keywords

CEPHALOPODA; MOLLUSCA; OCTOPUS; OCTOPUS VITIENSIS; PRUNUS PERSICA;

EID: 36048978203     PISSN: 13235818     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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