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Kapsulotaenia chisholmae n. sp. (Cestoda: Proteocephalidae), from Varanus spenceri (Reptilia: Varanidae) in Australia

  • 1. Discipline of Microbiology, M502, University of Western Australia, Nedlands, WA 6009, Australia
  • 2. Muséum d'histoire naturelle, C.P. 6434, CH-1211 Genève 6, Switzerland

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Hugh I. Jones, Alain de Chambrier (2016): Kapsulotaenia chisholmae n. sp. (Cestoda: Proteocephalidae), from Varanus spenceri (Reptilia: Varanidae) in Australia. Revue suisse de Zoologie 123 (2): 209-217, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.155139

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