Hermit crabs from Brazil: Family Diogenidae (Crustacea: Decapoda: Paguroidea), except Paguristes.
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چکیده
We present here the genera and species of the family Diogenidae recorded from Brazil, with the exception of the genus Paguristes. We provide a diagnosis, synonymy and illustrations for each species of the nine genera from Brazil and identification keys for genera represented by more than one species.
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ورودعنوان ژورنال:
- Zootaxa
دوره 3947 3 شماره
صفحات -
تاریخ انتشار 2015