The Ampelisca Diadema Group of Species (Amphipoda: Gammaridea) in British and Irish Waters
The characters widely used for identifying members of the Ampelisca diadema group of species (A. diadema, A. spinipes, A. tenuicornis and A. armoricana) are reassessed. Highly variable characters are discarded in favour of more stable ones. Both sexes of all four species known from the north-east At...
Published in: | Journal of the Marine Biological Association of the United Kingdom |
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Main Authors: | , |
Format: | Article in Journal/Newspaper |
Language: | English |
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Cambridge University Press (CUP)
1991
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Online Access: | http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/s0025315400051602 https://www.cambridge.org/core/services/aop-cambridge-core/content/view/S0025315400051602 |
Summary: | The characters widely used for identifying members of the Ampelisca diadema group of species (A. diadema, A. spinipes, A. tenuicornis and A. armoricana) are reassessed. Highly variable characters are discarded in favour of more stable ones. Both sexes of all four species known from the north-east Atlantic are figured and diagnoses and a key to the species are provided. |
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