Description ofGhatiana, a new genus of freshwater crab, with two new species and a new species ofGubernatoriana(Crustacea: Decapoda: Brachyura: Gecarcinucidae) from the Western Ghat Mountains, India
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عنوان ژورنال: Journal of Natural History
سال: 2014
ISSN: 0022-2933,1464-5262
DOI: 10.1080/00222933.2013.859315