A preliminary account of the shallow-water echinoderms of Rodrigues, Mauritius, western Indian Ocean

Journal of Natural History

Volumn 38, Issue 23-24, 2004, Pages 3273-3314

  Rowe, Frank W E ^a,c   Richmond, Matthew D ^b  

^a AUSTRALIAN MUSEUM   (Australia)

^b Samaki Consultants Ltd   (Tanzania)

^c Goldbrook Boarding Kennels   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Echinoderms; Indian Ocean; Mascarene Islands; Rodrigues

Indexed keywords

BIOGEOGRAPHY; ECHINODERM; NEW RECORD; SPECIES OCCURRENCE;

INDIAN OCEAN; INDIAN OCEAN ISLANDS; MASCARENE ISLANDS; RODRIGUEZ ISLAND;

ACTINOPYGA; AMPHIOPLUS; APODIDA; ASTERIAS; ASTERINA; ASTEROIDEA; CHIRIDOTA; CHIRIDOTIDAE; CRINOIDEA; DENDROCHIROTIDA; ECHINODERMATA; ECHINOIDEA; HOLOTHUROIDEA; INVERTEBRATA; OPHIUROIDEA; PHYLLOPHORIDAE; PSOLIDAE; PSOLIDIUM; PSOLUS;

EID: 5144225289     PISSN: 00222933     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/002229301695105     Document Type: Conference Paper

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