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Cladocerans of the Alona affinis (Leydig, 1860) group from South Africa

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Sinev, Artem Yu (2009): Cladocerans of the Alona affinis (Leydig, 1860) group from South Africa. Zootaxa 1990: 41-54, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.185539

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