A new species of Asterodiscides (Echinodermata, Asteroidea, Asterodiscididae) from the tropical southwest Pacific, and the biogeography of the genus revisited;Une nouvelle espéce d'Asterodiscides (Echinodermata, Asteroidea, Asterodiscididae) du Sud-Ouest du Pacifique tropical, et reconsidération de la biogéographie du genre

Zoosystema

Volumn 31, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 419-429

  Lane, David J W ^a   Rowe, Frank W E ^b  

^a UNIVERSITI BRUNEI DARUSSALAM   (Brunei Darussalam)

^b AUSTRALIAN MUSEUM   (Australia)

Author keywords

Asterodiscides; Asterodiscididae; Asteroidea; Biogeography; Coral triangle; Echinodermata; Indo Malay region; New species; Ocean thermocline; Santo; Vanuatu

Indexed keywords

ANTHOZOA; ASTERIAS; ECHINODERMATA;

EID: 77749315486     PISSN: 12809551     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5252/z2009n3a2     Document Type: Article

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