The gastrotrich community of a north adriatic sea site, with a redescription of musellifer profundus (Chaetonotida: Muselliferidae)

Journal of the Marine Biological Association of the United Kingdom

Volumn 90, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 645-653

  Leasi, F ^a   Todaro, M A ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MILAN   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MODENA AND REGGIO EMILIA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Adriatic Sea; Biogeography; Meiofauna; Morphology; Taxonomy

Indexed keywords

ABUNDANCE; COMMUNITY COMPOSITION; DOMINANCE; HERMAPHRODITE; INVERTEBRATE; MEIOFAUNA; MORPHOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; RARE SPECIES; REPRODUCTIVE BIOLOGY; TAXONOMY; ZOOGEOGRAPHY;

ADRIATIC SEA; MEDITERRANEAN SEA;

CHAETONOTIDA; GASTROTRICHA; MUSELLIFER; MUSELLIFER PROFUNDUS;

EID: 77953584336     PISSN: 00253154     EISSN: 14697769     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0025315409991068     Document Type: Article

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