A new species of hagfish (Myxinidae: Eptatretus) associated with deep-sea coral habitat in the western North Atlantic

Copeia

Volumn , Issue 1, 2008, Pages 126-132

  Fernholm, Bo ^a   Quattrini, Andrea M ^b  

^a SWEDISH MUSEUM OF NATURAL HISTORY   (Sweden)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA WILMINGTON   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CORAL REEF; DEEP SEA; MORPHOLOGY; NEW SPECIES; TAXONOMY; TELEOST;

ATLANTIC OCEAN; ATLANTIC OCEAN (NORTH);

ANTHOZOA; EPTATRETUS; HAGFISH; LOPHELIA PERTUSA; MYXINIDAE;

EID: 41449098910     PISSN: 00458511     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1643/CI-07-039     Document Type: Article

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