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New findings on Rhynchonema Cobb, 1920 (Nematoda: Monhysterida): description of three new species from Brazil and illustrated key to the genus

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  • 1. ¹Universidade Federal de Pernambuco, Avenida Professor Moraes Rego, s/n, Departamento Zoologia, Cidade Universitária, Recife, Pernambuco 50670-901. Brazil

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Mota, Juliana Thays, Neres, Patrícia Fernandes, Esteves, André Morgado (2025): New findings on Rhynchonema Cobb, 1920 (Nematoda: Monhysterida): description of three new species from Brazil and illustrated key to the genus. Zootaxa 5716 (4): 483-513, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5716.4.2, URL: https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5716.4.2

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