A new species of megaesthesius rathbun, 1909 (Crustacea: Brachyura: Chasmocarcinidae) from deep water off western Australia

Zootaxa

Volumn 3647, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 470-478

  Davie, Peter J F ^a  

^a QUEENSLAND MUSEUM   (Australia)

Author keywords

Chasmocarcinidae; Continental shelf; Megaesthesius; New species; Taxonomy; Western australia

Indexed keywords

BRACHYURA; CRUSTACEA;

ANATOMY AND HISTOLOGY; ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISPERSAL; AUSTRALIA; BRACHYURA; CLASSIFICATION; MALE; PHYSIOLOGY; SPECIES DIFFERENCE;

ANIMAL DISTRIBUTION; ANIMALS; BRACHYURA; MALE; SPECIES SPECIFICITY; WESTERN AUSTRALIA;

EID: 84878845854     PISSN: 11755326     EISSN: 11755334     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.3647.3.4     Document Type: Article

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