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Gastrotermes spinatus gen. n. sp. n., an African soil-feeding termite described from the worker caste (Isoptera, Termitidae, Apicotermitidae)

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Scheffrahn, Rudolf H. (2020): Gastrotermes spinatus gen. n. sp. n., an African soil-feeding termite described from the worker caste (Isoptera, Termitidae, Apicotermitidae). Zootaxa 4789 (1): 291-296, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4789.1.12

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Publication: 10.1080/00222930110062309 (DOI)
Publication: 10.1016/j.ympev.2007.05.014 (DOI)
Publication: 10.1111/j.1365-3113.1979.tb00609.x (DOI)
Publication: 10.1007/BF02222393 (DOI)
Publication: 10.1007/BF02226857 (DOI)
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Taxonomic treatment: 10.5281/zenodo.5919513 (DOI)
Taxonomic treatment: http://treatment.plazi.org/id/F84A1F61FF91BB73FF0BFED0FDB1A6E4 (URL)
Taxonomic treatment: 10.5281/zenodo.5919515 (DOI)
Taxonomic treatment: http://treatment.plazi.org/id/F84A1F61FF91BB76FF0BF995FD89A324 (URL)
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Dataset: https://www.gbif.org/dataset/5ea6f61c-10c6-4e2d-b714-ee777bd26d08 (URL)

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