Sieg, J., & Heard, R.W. (1989). Tanaidacea (Crustacea: Peracarida) of the Gulf of Mexico. VI. On the genus Mesotanais Dollfus, 1897 with descriptions of two new species M. longisetosus and M. vadicola. <em>Gulf Research Reports.</em> 8: 73-95.[details]
original descriptionSieg, J., & Heard, R.W. (1989). Tanaidacea (Crustacea: Peracarida) of the Gulf of Mexico. VI. On the genus Mesotanais Dollfus, 1897 with descriptions of two new species M. longisetosus and M. vadicola. <em>Gulf Research Reports.</em> 8: 73-95.[details]
context source (Deepsea)Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission (IOC) of UNESCO. The Ocean Biogeographic Information System (OBIS), available online athttp://www.iobis.org/[details]
additional sourceHeard, R.W., & Anderson, G. (2009). Tanaidacea (Crustacea) of the Gulf of Mexico. <em>Pages 987–1000, in Felder, D.L. and Camp, D.K. (eds.), Gulf of Mexico–Origins, Waters, and Biota. Biodiversity. Texas A & M Press, College Station, Texas.</em> [details]
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