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Superficially described and ignored for 92 years, rediscovered and emended: Apodera angatakere (Amoebozoa: Arcellinida: Hyalospheniformes) is a new flagship testate amoeba taxon from Aotearoa (New Zealand)

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  • 1. Laboratory of Soil Biodiversity, University of Neuchâtel, Neuchâtel, Switzerland
  • 2. Manaaki Whenua - Landcare Research, Lincoln, New Zealand; Wallbridge Gilbert Aztec, Christchurch, New Zealand
  • 3. Manaaki Whenua/Landcare Research, Wellington, New Zealand
  • 4. Laboratory of Soil Biodiversity, University of Neuchâtel, Neuchâtel, Switzerland ; Department of Biology and Ecology, Faculty of Sciences, University of Novi Sad, Novi Sad, Serbia
  • 5. Manaaki Whenua - Landcare Research, Lincoln, New Zealand; School of Environment, The University of Auckland, Auckland, New Zealand
  • 6. Real Jardín Botánico, CSIC, Madrid, Spain
  • 7. Laboratory of Soil Biodiversity, University of Neuchâtel, Neuchâtel, Switzerland; Jardin Botanique de Neuchâtel, Neuchâtel, Switzerland

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Duckert, Clément, Blandenier, Quentin, McKeown, Michelle, Hohaia, Holden, Luketa, Stefan, Wilmshurst, Janet, Lara, Enrique, Mitchell, Edward A. D. (2021): Superficially described and ignored for 92 years, rediscovered and emended: Apodera angatakere (Amoebozoa: Arcellinida: Hyalospheniformes) is a new flagship testate amoeba taxon from Aotearoa (New Zealand). The Journal of Eukaryotic Microbiology (e12867) 68 (6): 1-13, DOI: 10.1111/jeu.12867, URL: https://doi.org/10.1111/jeu.12867

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Publication: 10.1016/j.ejop.2021.125789 (DOI)
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Taxonomic treatment: 10.5281/zenodo.5643765 (DOI)
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