Distribution and first records of branchiobdellida (Annelida: Clitellata) from crayfishes (Crustacea: Decapoda) in the maritime provinces of Canada

Northeastern Naturalist

Volumn 16, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 45-52

  Gelder, Stuart R ^a   McCurry, Lana ^a   McAlpine, Donald F ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MAINE   (United States)

^b NEW BRUNSWICK MUSEUM   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANNELIDA; ASTACOIDEA; BRANCHIOBDELLIDA; CAMBARINCOLA FALLAX; CAMBARUS BARTONII; CLITELLATA; CRUSTACEA; DECAPODA (CRUSTACEA); ORCONECTES LIMOSUS; ORCONECTES VIRILIS; XIRONOGITON; XIRONOGITON INSTABILIS;

EID: 66949137332     PISSN: 10926194     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1656/045.016.0104     Document Type: Article

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