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Taxonomy of the sea stars (Echinodermata: Asteroidea) from Bahia State, including ontogenetic variation and an illustrated key to the Brazilian species
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Cunha, Rosana, Martins, Luciana, Menegola, Carla, Souto, Camilla (2021): Taxonomy of the sea stars (Echinodermata: Asteroidea) from Bahia State, including ontogenetic variation and an illustrated key to the Brazilian species. Zootaxa 4955 (1): 1-78, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4955.1.1
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