A reassessment of the phylogenetic utility of genus-level morphological characters in the family Bogidiellidae (Crustacea, Amphipoda), with description of a new species of Eobogidiella Karaman, 1981

Bogidiellidae is the most diverse and cosmopolitan family of stygobiotic amphipods, and inhabits a variety of subterranean biotopes, especially interstitial habitats. While the family is characterized by considerable sexual dimorphism, this dimorphism has adversely affected our understanding of the...

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Main Authors: Sidorov, Dmitry A., Katz, Aron D., Taylor, Steven J., Chertoprud, Mikhail V.
Format: Online
Language:English
Published: Pensoft Publishers 2016
Online Access:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4992811/