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An annotated checklist of species in the family Lagenophryidae (Ciliophora, Oligohymenophorea, Peritrichia), With a brief review of their taxonomy, morphology, and biogeography
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Mayén-Estrada, Rosaura, Clamp, John C. (2016): An annotated checklist of species in the family Lagenophryidae (Ciliophora, Oligohymenophorea, Peritrichia), With a brief review of their taxonomy, morphology, and biogeography. Zootaxa 4132 (4): 451-492, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4132.4.1
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