A new species of amphipod crustacean, Pleusymtes comitari sp. nov., associated with gorgonians on deep-water coral reefs off Ireland

Journal of the Marine Biological Association of the United Kingdom

Volumn 84, Issue 5, 2004, Pages 1029-1032

  Myers, A A ^a   Hall Spencer, J M ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY COLLEGE CORK   (Ireland)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PLYMOUTH   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMPHIPOD; CORAL REEF; INTERSPECIFIC INTERACTION; NEW SPECIES; TAXONOMY;

ATLANTIC OCEAN; OCEANIC REGIONS; PORCUPINE BANK; PORCUPINE SEABIGHT; WORLD;

ACANTHOGORGIA; ACANTHOGORGIA SP.; AMPHIPODA; ANTHOZOA; CRUSTACEA; ERETHIZON DORSATUM; GORGONACEA; GORGONIA; PLEUSYMTES;

EID: 7544248505     PISSN: 00253154     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0025315404010367h     Document Type: Article

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