Gnathia pilosus sp. nov. (Crustacea, Isopoda, Gnathiidae) from the East Coast of South Africa

Zootaxa

Volumn , Issue 1894, 2008, Pages 23-41

  Hadfield, Kerry A ^a   Smit, Nico J ^a   Avenant Oldewage, Annemarié ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF JOHANNESBURG   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Ecto parasite; Gnathiid; Kwazulu Natal; New species

Indexed keywords

CRUSTACEA; GNATHIA; GNATHIA AFRICANA; GNATHIIDAE; ISOPODA; PISCES;

EID: 53949109591     PISSN: 11755326     EISSN: 11755334     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.1894.1.2     Document Type: Article

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