Microcope gen. nov. - A new deep-sea genus of Munnopsidae (Crustacea, Isopoda, Asellota), with description of two new species from the Southern Hemisphere

Zootaxa

Volumn , Issue 1866, 2008, Pages 555-574

  Malyutina, Marina V ^a  

^a INSTITUTE OF MARINE BIOLOGY   (Russian Federation)

Author keywords

Deep sea; Microcope; Munnopsidae; New genus; New species; Southern Atlantic; Southern Ocean; Taxonomy

Indexed keywords

ASELLOTA; BETAMORPHA; BREVICEPS; CRUSTACEA; EURYCOPE OVATA; ISOPODA; MUNNOPSIDAE; UROPODA;

EID: 53049096700     PISSN: 11755326     EISSN: 11755334     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.1866.1.25     Document Type: Article

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