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Deep sea without limits-four new closely related species of Emertonia Wilson 1932 (Copepoda: Harpacticoida: Paramesochridae) show characters with a worldwide distribution

  • 1. Florida State University, Department of Earth, Ocean and Atmospheric Sciences, Tallahassee, FL, USA.
  • 2. Eurofins Aquasense, Korringaweg 7, 4401 NT Yerseke, The Netherlands.

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Mathiske, Annabel, Thistle, David, Gheerardyn, Hendrik, Veit-Köhler, Gritta (2021): Deep sea without limits-four new closely related species of Emertonia Wilson 1932 (Copepoda: Harpacticoida: Paramesochridae) show characters with a worldwide distribution. Zootaxa 5051 (1): 443-486, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5051.1.18

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