Description of a new gnathlid, Afrignathia multicavea gen. et sp. n. (Crustacea: Isopoda: Gnathiidae), from South Africa

African Zoology

Volumn 43, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 81-89

  Hodfield, Kerry A ^a   Smit, Nico J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF JOHANNESBURG   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Afrignathia; Description; Gnathiidae; Morphology; Taxonomy

Indexed keywords

CRUSTACEAN; IDENTIFICATION KEY; MORPHOLOGY; NEW GENUS; NEW SPECIES; TAXONOMY;

AFRICA; CAPE POINT; FALSE BAY; MOSSEL BAY; SOUTH AFRICA; SOUTHERN AFRICA; STILL BAY; SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA; WESTERN CAPE;

CRUSTACEA; GNATHIIDAE; ISOPODA;

EID: 46849120603     PISSN: 15627020     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3377/1562-7020(2008)43[81:DOANGA]2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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