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REVIEW ARTICLE Caprellids (Crustacea: Amphipoda) from the Gulf of Mexico, with observations on Deutella mayeri, redescription of Metaprotella hummelincki, a taxonomic key and zoogeographical comments

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  • 1. Laboratorio de Bentos, Departamento de Recursos del Mar, Cinvestav, Merida, Mexico;
  • 2. Laboratorio de Biología Marina, Departamento de Zoología, Facultad de Biología, Universidad de Sevilla, Sevilla, España

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Paz-Ríos, Carlos E., Guerra-García, José M., Ardisson, Pedro-Luis (2014): REVIEW ARTICLE Caprellids (Crustacea: Amphipoda) from the Gulf of Mexico, with observations on Deutella mayeri, redescription of Metaprotella hummelincki, a taxonomic key and zoogeographical comments. Journal of Natural History 48 (41-42): 2517-2578, DOI: 10.1080/00222933.2014.931481, URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/00222933.2014.931481

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