Africorchestia a new genus of sand-hoppers (Crustacea: Amphipoda: Talitridae) from western Africa and south-western Europe

  • Author
    Lowry, J. K; Coleman, C. O
  • Year
    2011
  • Journal
    Zootaxa

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Abstract

Africorchestia, a new genus of coastal sand-hoppers (Amphipoda, Talitridae), is described from western Africa and south-western Europe. Africorchestia includes five species: A. fischeri (H. Milne Edwards, 1830); A. quadrispinosa (K.H. Bar¬nard, 1916); A. skoogi (Stebbing, 1922); A. spinifera (Mateus, 1962); and A. tricornuta (Shoemaker, 1920).

Key words: Crustacea, Amphipoda, Talitridae, Africa, Europe, taxonomy, new genus, Africorchestia
 

 
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Bibliographic Data

Title
Africorchestia a new genus of sand-hoppers (Crustacea: Amphipoda: Talitridae) from western Africa and south-western Europe
Author
Lowry, J. K; Coleman, C. O
Year
2011
Publication Type
Refereed Article
Journal
Zootaxa
Number of pages
2825
Volume
55–68
Language
en
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