Swedish nemerteans (phylum Nemertea), with description of a new hoplonemertean genus and species

Journal of Natural History

Volumn 41, Issue 37-40, 2007, Pages 2287-2299

  Sundberg, Per ^a   Gibson, Ray ^b   Strand, Malin ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GOTHENBURG   (Sweden)

^b LIVERPOOL JOHN MOORES UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Biodiversity; Marine Nemertea; Taxonomy

Indexed keywords

FLATWORM; NEW GENUS; NEW SPECIES; TAXONOMY;

CEPHALOTHRIX RUFIFRONS; HETERONEMERTEA; HOPLONEMERTEA; LINEUS BILINEATUS; MICRURA FASCIOLATA; MICRURA PURPUREA; NEMERTEA; NIPPONNEMERTES PULCHER;

EID: 36749025180     PISSN: 00222933     EISSN: 14645262     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00222930701589939     Document Type: Article

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