Taxonomy, biodiversity and biogeography of the brittle stars (Echinodermata: Ophiuroidea) of South Africa

The South African Ophiuroidea were last reviewed by Clark and Courtman-Stock in 1976. In the current investigation, the systematics of the group is thus revised in its entirety for the first time in 40 years. The data used originated from a number of sources. Existing data were sourced from i) publi...

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Main Author: Olbers, Jennifer M
Other Authors: Griffiths, Charles L
Format: Doctoral Thesis
Language:English
Published: University of Cape Town 2017
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Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/11427/22906