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Aorella multiplex gen. et sp.n. a New Aorid (Crustacea, Amphipoda) from Fiji
Author(s) -
MYERS ALAN A.
Publication year - 1981
Publication title -
zoologica scripta
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.204
H-Index - 64
eISSN - 1463-6409
pISSN - 0300-3256
DOI - 10.1111/j.1463-6409.1981.tb00484.x
Subject(s) - amphipoda , biology , crustacean , genus , sensu , taxonomy (biology) , zoology , ecology , algae
Aorella multiplex gen. et sp.n. is described and figured. The species lives amongst algae and phanerogams on reef flats in Fiji. The species cannot readily be assigned to any known genus of Aoridae (sensu Myers 1981), and a new genus is here erected for its inclusion.