Aiteng ater, new genus, new species, an amphibious and insectivorous sea slug that is difficult to classify [Mollusca: Gastropoda: Opisthobranchia: Sacoglossa(?): aitengidae, new family]

Raffles Bulletin of Zoology

Volumn 57, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 495-500

  Swennen, Cornelis Kees ^a   Buatip, Somsak ^a  

^a PRINCE OF SONGKLA UNIVERSITY   (Thailand)

Author keywords

Aiteng new genus; Aitengidae new family; Gastropoda; Mangrove; Opisthobranchia; Sacoglossa; Thailand

Indexed keywords

ARTHROPODA; CEPHALASPIDEA; GASTROPODA; HEXAPODA; MOLLUSCA; OPISTHOBRANCHIA; PUPA (GASTROPOD); SACOGLOSSA;

EID: 70349656709     PISSN: None     EISSN: 02172445     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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