Morphological comparison of the second gnathopod in males of four caprellid species (Amphipoda: Caprellidae)

Journal of Crustacean Biology

Volumn 32, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 673-676

  Takeshita, Fumio ^a   Wada, Satoshi ^a  

^a HOKKAIDO UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

caprellid amphipod; dactylus; poison tooth; second gnathopods; skeleton shrimp

Indexed keywords

AMPHIPODA; CAPRELLA ACANTHOGASTER; CAPRELLIDA; CAPRELLIDAE; CAPRELLIDEA; DACTYLUS; DECAPODA (CRUSTACEA);

EID: 84863107752     PISSN: 02780372     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1163/193724012X637320     Document Type: Article

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