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An unusual giant pycnogonid (Pycnogonida-Colossendeidae) Decolopoda qasimi sp. nov. from Antarctic waters

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Title An unusual giant pycnogonid (Pycnogonida-Colossendeidae) Decolopoda qasimi sp. nov. from Antarctic waters
 
Creator Jayasree, V.
Sreepada, R.A.
Parulekar, A.H.
 
Subject vertebrate zoology
new species
taxonomy
benthic environment
Decolopoda qusimi
 
Description Five specimens of benthic pycnogonids collected from the Southern Ocean are described. Of these, two are identified as Nymphon australis (Hodgson) and two as Ecleipsotherma spinosa (Hodgson). One specimen under the class Colossendeidae, is described as new to science, Decolopoda qusimi, sp. nov
 
Date 2009-05-06T09:32:22Z
2009-05-06T09:32:22Z
1993
 
Type Journal Article
 
Identifier Current Science, Vol.65; 179-181p.
http://drs.nio.org/drs/handle/2264/2750
 
Language en
 
Rights Copyright [1993]. All efforts have been made to respect the copyright to the best of our knowledge. Inadvertent omissions, if brought to our notice, stand for correction and withdrawal of document from this repository.
 
Publisher Current Science Association, Bangalore, India