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Revision of Testechiniscus Kristensen, 1987 (Heterotardigrada: Echiniscidae) refutes the polar-temperate distribution of the genus
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Gąsiorek, Piotr, Stec, Daniel, Zawierucha, Krzysztof, Kristensen, Reinhardt Møbjerg, Michalczyk, Łukasz (2018): Revision of Testechiniscus Kristensen, 1987 (Heterotardigrada: Echiniscidae) refutes the polar-temperate distribution of the genus. Zootaxa 4472 (2): 261-297, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4472.2.3
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