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First record of Crustacea Malacostraca from fresh waters in the Canary Islands

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Crustacea Malacostraca were hitherto unknown from fresh waters of the Canary Islands. A new species of Amphipoda, Rhipidogammarus rheophilus, has recently been discovered in springs and spring brooks in Tenerife.

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Crustacea Malacostraca era hasta ahora desconocida de las aguas dulces de las Islas Canarias. Una nueva especie de anfípodo, Rhipidogammarus rheophilus, ha sido recientemente descubierto de fuentes y manantiales de Tenerife.

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  1. Institute of Taxonomic Zoology, University of Amsterdam, P.O. Box 4766, 1009 AT, Amsterdam, The Netherlands

    Jan H. Stock

  2. Departamento de Zoología, Universidad de La Laguna, La Laguna, Tenerife, Canary Islands

    Elias Sánchez

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Stock, J.H., Sánchez, E. First record of Crustacea Malacostraca from fresh waters in the Canary Islands. Hydrobiologia 206, 53–59 (1990). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00018969

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