A new family for the isopod crustacean genus Trident el la Richardson, 1905, with description of a new species from Fiji |
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| Authors: | NIEL L. BRUCE |
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| Affiliation: | 494 Moggil Road, Indooroopilly, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia 4068 |
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| Abstract: | A new family. Tridentellidae, is established for the genus Tridentella. T. vitae sp. nov. is described and figured and T. saxicola is recorded with figures. The phylogenetic position of the family is discussed, and notes provided on the natural history of the genus. |
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| Keywords: | Crustacea Isopoda taxonomy new family |
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