A new species of Ancorabolina (copepoda, harpacticoida, ancorabolidae) from a mediterranean submarine cave, with a key to species

Vie et Milieu

Volumn 59, Issue 3-4, 2009, Pages 287-300

  George, K H ^a   Tiltack, A ^a  

^a SENCKENBERG DEUTSCHES ENTOMOLOGISCHES INSTITUT   (Germany)

Author keywords

Ancorabolina cavernicola; Cave 3PP; Cave fauna; Deep sea; Marseille; Meiobenthos; Sublittoral; Systematics; Taxonomy

Indexed keywords

DEEP SEA; ENVIRONMENTAL CONDITIONS; FUNCTIONAL MORPHOLOGY; HABITAT TYPE; HYPOTHESIS TESTING; IDENTIFICATION KEY; INTERTIDAL ENVIRONMENT; MEIOFAUNA; MOLLUSC; NEW RECORD; NEW SPECIES; POPULATION DISTRIBUTION; SUBMARINE CAVE; SWIMMING BEHAVIOR; TAXONOMY;

MEDITERRANEAN SEA;

ANCORABOLIDAE; CAVERNICOLA; COPEPODA; HARPACTICOIDA;

EID: 77951571796     PISSN: 02408759     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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