Freshwater Animal Diversity AssessmentE.V. Balian, C. Lévêque, H. Segers, K. Martens This book offers a comprehensive study of species- and genus-level diversity and chorology of the global freshwater fauna to date. It gives a state of the art assessment of the diversity and distribution of Metazoa in the continental waters of the world. |
Contents
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Spongillina in freshwater | 27 |
Global diversity of free living flatworms Platyhelminthes Turbellaria in freshwater | 41 |
Global diversity of nemerteans Nemertea in freshwater | 60 |
Gordiaceae in freshwater | 79 |
J A Massard G Geimer 9399 | 101 |
P Martin E MartinezAnsemil A Pinder T Timm M J Wetzel 117127 | 117 |
Other editions - View all
Freshwater Animal Diversity Assessment E.V. Balian,C. Lévêque,H. Segers,K. Martens No preview available - 2008 |
Freshwater Animal Diversity Assessment E.V. Balian,C. Lévêque,H. Segers,K. Martens No preview available - 2010 |
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