Skip to main content Smithsonian Institution

On the zoogeography of Southern African Decapod Crustacea, with a distributional checklist of the species / Brian Kensley

Catalog Data

Author:
Kensley, Brian Frederick  Search this
Physical description:
iii, 64 p. : ill., maps ; 28 cm
Type:
Electronic resources
Place:
Africa, Southern
Date:
1981
[1981]
Summary:
Decapod crustacean research in southern Africa is reviewed. The terrestrial and freshwater, pelagic, and benthic decapods are discussed separately. The Atlantic, Indo-Pacific, and endemic components of the benthic fauna are discussed, related to neighboring islands, seamounts, and shoals, and compared with other southern hemisphere faunas. A checklist for about 700 species, with vertical and geographical distribution information, is provided.
Topic:
Decapoda (Crustacea)--Geographical distribution  Search this
Crustacea--Geographical distribution  Search this
Call number:
QL1 .S644 no. 338
QL444.M33 K37
QL1.S644 no. 338 QL444.M33K37
Data Source:
Smithsonian Libraries
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:siris_sil_141529