ISSN:
1573-5117
Keywords:
isopod
;
Heterias
;
Fritzianira
;
Chile
Source:
Springer Online Journal Archives 1860-2000
Topics:
Biology
Notes:
Abstract Heterais exul, previously known from Brazil and Argentina, was collected from a number of lakes and streams in the Lakes Region of Chile (between Valdivia and Puerto Montt). It was found in a wide variety of habitats: on leaf litter, detritus, algae, rotting wood, emergent vegetation, and clean sandy bottoms. Heterias, Pseudasellus, and Fritzianira are placed in synonymy, but Fritzianira is maintained as a subgenus of Heterias because of its lack of an antenna) scale. The 3 Australian species of Heterias and H. exul are believed to have evolved from a common freshwater Gondwanaland ancestor.
Type of Medium:
Electronic Resource
URL:
http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/BF00016349
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