The Parotoplana jondelii species-group (Platyhelminthes: Proseriata): A microturbellarian radiation in the Mediterranean

Contributions to Zoology

Volumn 78, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 99-112

  Delogu, Valentina ^a   Curini Galletti, Marco ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SASSARI   (Italy)

Author keywords

Biodiversity; Meiofauna; New trends nat. prod species; Parotoplana; Taxonomy; Vicariance

Indexed keywords

OTOPLANIDAE; PAROTOPLANA; PLATYHELMINTHES; PROSERIATA;

EID: 77249139831     PISSN: 13834517     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1163/18759866-07803002     Document Type: Article

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