The order Siphonophorida – Ataxonomist’s nightmare? Lessons from a Brazilian collection

Abstract: Recent study of a collection of over 300 specimens of Siphonophoridae from Brazil, comprising several morphotypes/species, has allowed comparison between and within ‘species’. Published descriptions have in the past used characters that were found to vary between individuals of the same species, or even within the same individual. Hitherto unused characters that may be useful in distinguishing between species are discussed. https://www.soil-organisms.org/index.php/SO/article/view/208

Object Details

• Location: Deutsche Nationalbibliothek Frankfurt am Main
• Extent: Online-Ressource
• Language: Englisch

References and Relationships

• Bibliographic citation: The order Siphonophorida – Ataxonomist’s nightmare? Lessons from a Brazilian collection ; volume:81 ; number:3 ; year:2009 ; Soil organisms ; 81, Heft 3 (2009)

Contributors, Places and Time

• Creator: Read, Helen J. ; Enghoff, Henrik

Further information

• URN: urn:nbn:de:101:1-2023080204315694589821
• Rights: Open Access; Der Zugriff auf das Objekt ist unbeschränkt möglich.
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