New Zealand Caprellidae (Crustacea: Amphipoda) |
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| Authors: | John C. McCain |
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| Affiliation: | 1. Marine Science Laboratory , Oregon State University , Newport, Oregon;2. Smithsonian Oceanographic Sorting Centre , Smithsonian Institution , Washington D.C. |
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| Abstract: | The New Zealand Caprellidae (Crustacea: Amphipoda) are reviewed. Only two species previously recognised from New Zealand, Caprella equilibra Say and Caprellina longicollis (Nicolet) are accepted. A new monospecific genus near to Protomima is described. |
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| Keywords: | currents New Zealand physical oceanography review tides water masses |
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