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The tardigrade fauna of Australian marine caves: With descriptions of nine new species of Arthrotardigrada

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Jørgensen, Aslak, Boesgaard, Tom M., Møbjerg, Nadja, Kristensen, Reinhardt M. (2014): The tardigrade fauna of Australian marine caves: With descriptions of nine new species of Arthrotardigrada. Zootaxa 3802 (4): 401-443, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.3802.4.1

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