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  • A new species of the anchialine shrimp genus Procaris (Decapoda: Caridea: Procarididae) from Mexico.

    All that matters 2005

  • Unlike beach parks, the 'Ahihi-Kina'u reserve is intended not for recreational use but for safeguarding of its resources, which include crystal-clear ocean waters that host some of Hawai'i's oldest reefs, rare anchialine ponds and numerous geological and archaeological features.

    UnderwaterTimes.com News of the Underwater World 2009

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  • An anchialine pool or pond (pronounced "AN-key-ah-lin", from Greek ankhialos, "near the sea") is a landlocked body of water with a subterranean connection to the ocean.

    Anchialine pool

    July 7, 2015