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Crayfishes (Decapoda: Cambaridae) of Oklahoma: identification, distributions, and natural history

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Morehouse, Reid L., Tobler, Michael (2013): Crayfishes (Decapoda: Cambaridae) of Oklahoma: identification, distributions, and natural history. Zootaxa 3717 (2): 101-157, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.3717.2.1

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