Ancorabolus chironi sp. nov., the first record of a member of the Ancorabolus-group (Copepoda: Harpacticoida: Ancorabolidae) from the Mediterranean

Marine Biodiversity

Volumn 40, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 79-93

  Schulz, Markus ^a   George, Kai Horst ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OLDENBURG   (Germany)

^b SENCKENBERG DEUTSCHES ENTOMOLOGISCHES INSTITUT   (Germany)

Author keywords

Anaximenes Seamount; Deep sea; Meiobenthos; Mud volcanoes; Taxonomy

Indexed keywords

BENTHOS; CRUSTACEAN; DEEP SEA; MUD VOLCANO; NEW GENUS; NEW SPECIES; SAMPLING; SEAMOUNT; SEXUAL DIMORPHISM; SPATIOTEMPORAL ANALYSIS; SPECIMEN BANK; TAXONOMY;

ANAXIMENES SEAMOUNT; MEDITERRANEAN SEA;

ANCORABOLIDAE; COPEPODA; HARPACTICOIDA;

EID: 77952301594     PISSN: 18671616     EISSN: 18671624     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s12526-010-0035-2     Document Type: Article

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