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Redescription of Alitta succinea (Leuckart, 1847) and reinstatement of A. acutifolia (Ehlers, 1901) n. comb. based upon morphological and molecular data (Polychaeta: Nereididae)

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Villalobos-Guerrero, Tulio F., Carrera-Parra, Luis F. (2015): Redescription of Alitta succinea (Leuckart, 1847) and reinstatement of A. acutifolia (Ehlers, 1901) n. comb. based upon morphological and molecular data (Polychaeta: Nereididae). Zootaxa 3919 (1): 157-178, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.3919.1.7

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