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Pelagic tunicates (Appendicularia and Thaliacea) of Sri Lanka: two first records with an annotated checklist

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  • 1. Department of Aquaculture and Fisheries, Faculty of Livestock, Fisheries and Nutrition, Wayamba University of Sri Lanka, Makandura, Gonawila, 60170, Sri Lanka. & krishankarunarathne@gmail.com; krishan.dk@wyb.ac.lk; https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1780-9749
  • 2. Department of Aquaculture and Fisheries, Faculty of Livestock, Fisheries and Nutrition, Wayamba University of Sri Lanka, Makandura, Gonawila, 60170, Sri Lanka. & dileepa_dc@yahoo.com; dileepad@wyb.ac.lk; https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4449-6573

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Karunarathne, Krishan D., Croos, M.D.S.T. De (2021): Pelagic tunicates (Appendicularia and Thaliacea) of Sri Lanka: two first records with an annotated checklist. Zootaxa 5067 (3): 352-376, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5067.3.2

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