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Integrative taxonomy of calcareous sponges (subclass Calcinea) from the Peruvian coast: morphology, molecules, and biogeography

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Azevedo, Fernanda, Cóndor-Luján, Báslavi, Willenz, Philippe, Hajdu, Eduardo, Hooker, Yuri, Klautau, Michelle (2015): Integrative taxonomy of calcareous sponges (subclass Calcinea) from the Peruvian coast: morphology, molecules, and biogeography. Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society 173 (4): 787-817, DOI: 10.1111/zoj.12213, URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/zoj.12213

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