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High diversity and new species of meiofaunal Nerillidae (Annelida) in subtidal sediments and anchialine caves of the East China Sea
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- 1. Malte J. & Marine Biological Section, Department of Biology, University of Copenhagen, Universitetsparken 4, 2100-DK Copenhagen, Denmark.
- 2. Marine Biological Section, Department of Biology, University of Copenhagen, Universitetsparken 4, 2100-DK Copenhagen, Denmark.
- 3. Natural History Museum of Denmark, University of Copenhagen, Universitetsparken 15, 2100 Copenhagen Ø, Denmark.
- 4. Institute for Data Innovation in Science, Seoul National University, Seoul, 08826, Republic of Korea.
- 5. Biodiversity Research Department, National Institute of Biological Resources, Incheon, 22689, Republic of Korea.
- 6. Okinawa Prefectural University of Arts, 1-4 Shuri-Tounokura, Naha, Okinawa 903-8602, Japan.
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Worsaae, Katrine, Hansen, Malte J., Defourneaux, Éloïse, Olesen, Jørgen, Park, Jiseon, Park, Taeseo, Fujita, Yoshihisa (2025): High diversity and new species of meiofaunal Nerillidae (Annelida) in subtidal sediments and anchialine caves of the East China Sea. European Journal of Taxonomy 1021: 1-54, DOI: 10.5852/ejt.2025.1021.3075, URL: https://europeanjournaloftaxonomy.eu/index.php/ejt/article/download/3075/13717
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